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sleekened

sleekened is the simple past and past participle of sleeken.

Meaning of sleeken

Verb

sleeken (third-person singular simple present sleekens, present participle sleekening, simple past and past participle sleekened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become sleek.
    • Now I have had my gird at thee, my servant, I must tell thee that in sooth it is not all for nothing that thou hast had these months of rest; for verily thou hast grown more of a woman thereby, and hast sleekened and rounded much.1897, William Morris, The Water of the Wondrous Isles

Questions about sleekened

What is sleekened the simple past and past participle of?
Sleekened is the simple past and past participle of sleeken.

Words near sleekened in the dictionary

  1. sleeeep
  2. sleek
  3. sleeke
  4. sleeked
  5. sleeken
  6. sleekened
  7. sleekening
  8. sleekens
  9. sleeker
  10. sleekers
  11. sleekest

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