danken

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verb

To make dank (all senses)

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Meanings

verbdanken (third-person singular simple present dankens, present participle dankening, simple past and past participle dankened)

present singular third person dankens · participle present dankening · participle past dankened · past dankened

  1. transitiveTo make dank (all senses)

    They set out southward, skirting around the bison, tawny scouts wandering and studying the creatures, how they moved across the land. The rich manure of the herd dankened the wind.

    2011, James Howerton, The Cold Days, page 196

Origin

From dank + -en.

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APA

danken. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danken

MLA

“danken.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danken. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “danken,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/danken.

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