Bulken

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To put on bulk; become bulky intransitive

    "Through the gaps, moonlight bulkened into a ghastly squatting outline."

Example

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"Through the gaps, moonlight bulkened into a ghastly squatting outline."

Etymology

From bulk + -en (verbal suffix).

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put on

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