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saddens up

saddens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sadden up.

Meaning of sadden up

Verb

sadden up (third-person singular simple present saddens up, present participle saddening up, simple past and past participle saddened up)

  1. (intransitive, rare, transitive) To become or make (something) sad.
  2. (rare, transitive) To make (something) gloomy, depressing or sadness-inducing.
    Synonyms:
    begloom, darken, gloom

Questions about saddens up

What is saddens up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Saddens up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sadden up.

Words near saddens up in the dictionary

  1. saddening
  2. saddening up
  3. saddeningly
  4. saddenings
  5. saddens
  6. saddens up
  7. sadder
  8. saddest
  9. saddhu
  10. saddhus
  11. saddie

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