fleshen en · VERB
Etymology
From flesh + -en.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To make or become fleshy; fill out
The thin crescent of the first quarter gradually works its way eastward and fleshens up into quite a dowager inside of two weeks.
2003, Thomas S. Stribling, Randy K. Cross, John T. McMillan, Laughing Stock, page 228:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| fleshens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| fleshening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fleshened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| fleshened | Tense=Past | lexicographic |