halsening

English

Etymology 1

Verb

halsening

1. present participle and gerund of halsen

Etymology 2

Adjective

halsening

1. (obsolete) Sounding harshly in the throat; inharmonious; rough.
   • 1609, Richard Carew, The Survey of Cornwall. […], new edition, London: […] B. Law, […]; Penzance, Cornwall: J. Hewett, published 1769, →OCLC:

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

References

“halsening”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• hanseling, heanlings