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wisening

wisening is the present participle and gerund of wisen.

Meaning of wisen

Verb

wisen (third-person singular simple present wisens, present participle wisening, simple past and past participle wisened)

  1. (intransitive) To become wise or wiser.
  2. (transitive) To make wise or wiser.
    • Joe laughed, saying, “Boy, I got to talk to you and wisen you up. […]”2016, Danny Barker, Alyn Shipton, A Life in Jazz, page 92

Questions about wisening

What is wisening the present participle and gerund of?
Wisening is the present participle and gerund of wisen.

Words near wisening in the dictionary

  1. Wiseners
  2. wiseness
  3. wisenesses
  4. wisenheimer
  5. wisenheimers
  6. wisening
  7. wisens
  8. wisent
  9. wisents
  10. wiser
  11. wiser-hearted

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