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lazening

lazening is the present participle and gerund of lazen.

Meaning of lazen

Verb

lazen (third-person singular simple present lazens, present participle lazening, simple past and past participle lazened)

  1. (ambitransitive, nonstandard, rare) 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

Questions about lazening

What is lazening the present participle and gerund of?
Lazening is the present participle and gerund of lazen.

Words near lazening in the dictionary

  1. lazed around
  2. lazen
  3. Lazenby
  4. Lazenbys
  5. lazened
  6. lazening
  7. lazens
  8. lazer
  9. lazers
  10. lazertinib
  11. lazes

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