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intensening

intensening is the present participle and gerund of intensen.

Meaning of intensen

Verb

intensen (third-person singular simple present intensens, present participle intensening, simple past and past participle intensened)

  1. (intransitive, rare) To grow or become more intense; intensify
    • By the last trip, suddenly and almost without my being aware of it, the sea becomes its own lure: a refreshing break from the intensening heat of August.1973, The School Counselor, volume 21, page 142

Questions about intensening

What is intensening the present participle and gerund of?
Intensening is the present participle and gerund of intensen.

Words near intensening in the dictionary

  1. intensely
  2. intensen
  3. intensened
  4. intenseness
  5. intensenesses
  6. intensening
  7. intensens
  8. intenser
  9. intensest
  10. intensification
  11. intensifications

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