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grossening

grossening is the present participle and gerund of grossen.

Meaning of grossen

Verb

grossen (third-person singular simple present grossens, present participle grossening, simple past and past participle grossened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become gross (all senses).
    • She could tell he assessed her again then, and saw how she had grossened, and wondered why he'd bothered coming weeks before to her door, asking for her company.2011, Thomas Keneally, A Woman of the Inner Sea

Noun

grossening (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of becoming gross (all senses)

Origin of grossening

From grossen + -ing.

Questions about grossening

What does grossening mean?
Grossening means the act or process of becoming gross (all senses).
What is grossening the present participle and gerund of?
Grossening is the present participle and gerund of grossen.
What part of speech is grossening?
Grossening is a noun.

Words near grossening in the dictionary

  1. grossed out
  2. grossed up
  3. grossen
  4. Grossenbrode
  5. grossened
  6. grossening
  7. grosser
  8. grossers
  9. grosses
  10. grosses out
  11. Grosses Plain

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