Chalken

Quick meaning: Chalken is a verb meaning (ambitransitive, rare) To make or become dry or desiccated, like chalk.

Meaning

(ambitransitive, rare) To make or become dry or desiccated, like chalk.

Example Sentences

"[…] Roundabout lay dozens of corpses, decayed, chalkened, dried to mummies, stiffened in an uncanny Toten-tanz."

The group moved away from the main windows lest an observer psyche out their plot. The terror began to chalken Candy's face.

When he was half way to the vine-covered porch, the screen door opened quickly and Justina stepped forth. One look at her chalkened face served to inform the young physician that she was frightened.

Word Forms

• chalkens
• chalkening
• chalkened

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include chalk, desiccate, ashen, kipper, achromatize, siccate.

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