fleshen

F4L1E1S1H4E1N1

verb

To make or become fleshy; fill out

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batten
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Meanings

verbfleshen (third-person singular simple present fleshens, present participle fleshening, simple past and past participle fleshened)

present singular third person fleshens · participle present fleshening · participle past fleshened · past fleshened

  1. ambitransitiveTo 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

    Synonyms: batten

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make or become fleshy; fill out

Similar
batten
Also see
batten

Origin

From flesh + -en.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

enflesh
Cite this entry
APA

fleshen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleshen

MLA

“fleshen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleshen. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fleshen,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fleshen.

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