fleshen
English edit
Etymology edit
Verb edit
fleshen (third-person singular simple present fleshens, present participle fleshening, simple past and past participle fleshened)
- (transitive, intransitive) To make or become fleshy; fill out
- 2003, Thomas S. Stribling, Randy K. Cross, John T. McMillan, Laughing Stock, page 228:
- The thin crescent of the first quarter gradually works its way eastward and fleshens up into quite a dowager inside of two weeks.
Usage notes edit
- Often used with up.