"chalken" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: chalkens [present, singular, third-person], chalkening [participle, present], chalkened [participle, past], chalkened [past]
Etymology: From chalk + -en (verbal suffix). Etymology templates: {{af|en|chalk|-en|id2=inchoative|pos2=verbal suffix}} chalk + -en (verbal suffix) Head templates: {{en-verb}} chalken (third-person singular simple present chalkens, present participle chalkening, simple past and past participle chalkened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive, rare) To make or become dry or desiccated, like chalk Tags: intransitive, rare, transitive
    Sense id: en-chalken-en-verb-0MHiIGru Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)

Inflected forms

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