Sken
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /skɛn/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Sken is a verb meaning (Northern English) to squint.
Meaning
(Northern English) to squint.
More Meanings
- (Northern English) to glance
Example Sentences
He skens ill enough to crack a lookin'-glass.
She's about seventy and skens like a basket of whelks, but she's as good as any doctor.
Word Forms
- skens
- skenning
- skenned
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include swind, squinny, squiny, gledge, sneer, squinch.
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