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molden

molden verb: to become covered with mold; become moldy.

Verb

molden (third-person singular simple present moldens, present participle moldening, simple past and past participle moldened)

  1. (intransitive) To become covered with mold; become moldy
    • And when the breath he gave it shall have passed,
      The robe will molden, and take other forms,
      But the undying soul will live for aye.1857, Mrs. Harriet Ellen (Gramms) Arey, The Home

Proper noun capitalized: Molden

Molden (plural Moldens)

  1. A surname.

Forms of molden

Verb
third-person singular presentmoldens
present participlemoldening
past participlemoldened
pastmoldened
alternative formmoulden
Proper noun
pluralMoldens

Origin of molden

From mold + -en (verbal suffix).

Words that rhyme with molden

Questions about molden

What does molden mean?
Molden means to become covered with mold; become moldy.
What part of speech is molden?
Molden can be a verb or a proper noun.
What is the past tense of molden?
The past tense of molden is moldened.

Words near molden in the dictionary

  1. moldboards
  2. molde
  3. molded
  4. molded salad
  5. molded salads
  6. molden
  7. moldened
  8. Moldenhauer
  9. Moldenhauers
  10. moldening
  11. Moldenke

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