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sleekens

sleekens is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sleekens

What is sleekens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sleekens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sleeken.

Words near sleekens in the dictionary

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

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