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roughens

roughens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roughen.

Meaning of roughen

Verb

roughen (third-person singular simple present roughens, present participle roughening, simple past and past participle roughened)

  1. (transitive) To make rough.
    • The wind began to roughen the surface of the sea.
  2. (intransitive) To become rough.

Phrases with roughens

Questions about roughens

What is roughens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Roughens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of roughen.

Words near roughens in the dictionary

  1. roughened up
  2. roughener
  3. rougheners
  4. roughening
  5. roughening up
  6. roughens
  7. roughens up
  8. rougher
  9. rougher around the edges
  10. rougher-around-the-edges
  11. roughers

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