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stoutening

stoutening is the present participle and gerund of stouten.

Meaning of stouten

Verb

stouten (third-person singular simple present stoutens, present participle stoutening, simple past and past participle stoutened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become stout or stouter; to gain in size or weight; fatten up.
    Synonyms:
    batten

Questions about stoutening

What is stoutening the present participle and gerund of?
Stoutening is the present participle and gerund of stouten.

Words near stoutening in the dictionary

  1. stout-legged moas
  2. Stoute
  3. stouten
  4. Stoutenborough
  5. stoutened
  6. stoutening
  7. stoutens
  8. stouter
  9. Stoutes
  10. stoutest
  11. stouthearted

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