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lanken

lanken verb: to become lank or lanky; grow thin.

Verb

lanken (third-person singular simple present lankens, present participle lankening, simple past and past participle lankened)

  1. (intransitive) To become lank or lanky; grow thin.

Forms of lanken

third-person singular presentlankens
present participlelankening
past participlelankened
pastlankened

Origin of lanken

From lank + -en.

Questions about lanken

What does lanken mean?
Lanken means to become lank or lanky; grow thin.
What part of speech is lanken?
Lanken is a verb.
What is the past tense of lanken?
The past tense of lanken is lankened.

Words near lanken in the dictionary

  1. lankanectids
  2. Lankans
  3. Lankao
  4. Lankaran
  5. lanked
  6. lanken
  7. lankened
  8. lankening
  9. lankens
  10. lanker
  11. Lankershim

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