"sleeken" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: sleekens [present, singular, third-person], sleekening [participle, present], sleekened [participle, past], sleekened [past]
Rhymes: -iːkən Etymology: From sleek + -en. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sleek|en|id2=inchoative}} sleek + -en Head templates: {{en-verb}} sleeken (third-person singular simple present sleekens, present participle sleekening, simple past and past participle sleekened)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become sleek. Tags: intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-sleeken-en-verb-MJLY6V-g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -en (inchoative)

Inflected forms

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