Fleshen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Fleshen is a verb meaning (ambitransitive) To make or become fleshy; fill out.
Meaning
(ambitransitive) To make or become fleshy; fill out.
Example Sentences
The thin crescent of the first quarter gradually works its way eastward and fleshens up into quite a dowager inside of two weeks.
Word Forms
- fleshens
- fleshening
- fleshened
Synonyms for fleshen
Depending on context, synonyms include batten.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fleshify, flesh, burnish, enflesh, plumpen, fatten.
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