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palening

palening is the present participle and gerund of palen.

Meaning of palen

Verb

palen (third-person singular simple present palens, present participle palening, simple past and past participle palened)

  1. (ambitransitive, rare) To make or become pale.
    • […] the brown portion gradually palened towards the postero-interior margin, with an inconspicuous paler median streak.1932, Transactions, volumes 22-23, page 279

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Questions about palening

What is palening the present participle and gerund of?
Palening is the present participle and gerund of palen.

Words near palening in the dictionary

  1. palened
  2. paleness
  3. palenesses
  4. palengke
  5. palengkes
  6. palening
  7. palenka
  8. palenkas
  9. palenkeen
  10. palenkeens
  11. Paleno

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