"drabben" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: drabbens [present, singular, third-person], drabbening [participle, present], drabbened [participle, past], drabbened [past]
Etymology: From drab + -en. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|drab|-en|id2=inchoative}} drab + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} drabben (third-person singular simple present drabbens, present participle drabbening, simple past and past participle drabbened)
  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become drab. Tags: ambitransitive

Inflected forms

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