teend

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verb

To kindle; to burn.

OriginMiddle English tenden ← Old English tendan →
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Meanings

verbteend (third-person singular simple present teends, present participle teending, simple past and past participle teended)

present singular third person teends · participle present teending · participle past teended · past teended

  1. obsoleteTo kindle; to burn.

Origin

  1. Old Englishtendan“to kindle”
  2. Middle Englishtenden
  3. Englishteend

From Middle English tenden, from Old English tendan (“to kindle”). See tinder.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Dentetendedenet
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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