molden

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verb

To become covered with mold; become moldy

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Meanings

molden1

verbmolden (third-person singular simple present moldens, present participle moldening, simple past and past participle moldened)

present singular third person moldens · participle present moldening · participle past moldened · past moldened · alternative moulden

  1. intransitiveTo become covered with mold; become moldy

    And when the breath he gave it shall have passed, The robe will molden, and take other forms, But the undying soul will live for aye.

    1857, Mrs. Harriet Ellen (Gramms) Arey, The Home

Molden2

proper nounMolden (plural Moldens)

plural Moldens

  1. A surname.

Origin

From mold + -en (verbal suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with molden

goldenholdenoldenbeholdenboldencoldenemboldenfolden
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Anagrams

LemonddolmenMeldon
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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