lazen
lazen verb: to make or become lazed or lazy.
Verb
lazen (third-person singular simple present lazens, present participle lazening, simple past and past participle lazened)
- To make or become lazed or lazy
- Both words and music demand such a broadening or "lazening" of the phrase; the voice fades off into a sleepy whisper, while the accompanist plays as though his fingers could not keep their eyes open any longer!1912, Harry Plunket Greene, Interpretation in Song, page 72
- And the summer heat, that windless, unrelieved, lazening, city heat also helped content me with this lone achievement.2008, Will Roth, The World of 1950: The End of Innocence, page 27
Forms of lazen
| third-person singular present | lazens |
|---|---|
| present participle | lazening |
| past participle | lazened |
| past | lazened |
Origin of lazen
From laze + -en (verbal suffix).
Questions about lazen
- What does lazen mean?
- Lazen means to make or become lazed or lazy.
- What part of speech is lazen?
- Lazen is a verb.
- What is the past tense of lazen?
- The past tense of lazen is lazened.
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