halsening

H4A1L1S1E1N1I1N1G2

adjective

Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough.

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Meanings

halsening1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of halsen

halsening2

adjective
  1. obsoleteSounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough.

    a foolish conceit of this halsening might the sooner help it onwards

    1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall, London: […] S[imon] S[tafford] for Iohn Iaggard, […], →OCLC

Origin

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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APA

halsening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halsening

MLA

“halsening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halsening. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “halsening,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/halsening.

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