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tallening

tallening is the present participle and gerund of tallen.

Meaning of tallen

Verb

tallen (third-person singular simple present tallens, present participle tallening, simple past and past participle tallened)

  1. (intransitive) To become tall or taller
    • "Must have et^([sic]) good. Tallened up too, seem^([sic]) like."1958, Kyle Onstott, Mandingo, page 561

Questions about tallening

What is tallening the present participle and gerund of?
Tallening is the present participle and gerund of tallen.

Words near tallening in the dictionary

  1. tallegalane
  2. tallegalanes
  3. talleitim
  4. tallen
  5. tallened
  6. tallening
  7. tallent
  8. tallents
  9. taller
  10. tallero
  11. talleros

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