colden

/kəʊld(ə)n/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.88 in modern English

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verb

"Even the snowboarding accident that he had last year that left him bedbound for 2 weeks did not seem to colden his passion for this sport."
"The air had coldened and a light chill wind rose from the river."

From cold + -en. Compare Middle English colden (“to colden”), from Old English cealdian (“to colden”). More at cold.

coldens (present, singular) coldening (participle, present) coldened (participle, past) coldened (past) colde (alternative)

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How do you pronounce colden?

The recorded pronunciation is /kəʊld(ə)n/.

What does colden mean?

To grow or make cold.

Where does colden come from?

From cold + -en. Compare Middle English colden (“to colden”), from Old English cealdian (“to colden”). More at cold.

How to pronounce colden

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