Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

slicken

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
slick-en
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make slick.

Transitive verb

adj

Sleek; smooth.

British usage

Example Sentences

Etymology

From slick + -en.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

slickens (present, singular) slickening (participle, present) slickened (participle, past) slickened (past) more slicken (comparative) most slicken (superlative)

Phrases

rain-slickened water-slickened

Frequently Paired Words

slickens

Rhymes With

chicken stricken quicken thicken wiccan sicken dicken ficken bricken hickin

Questions

What does slicken mean?
To make slick.
Where does slicken come from?
From slick + -en.

How to pronounce slicken

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