freshening
present participle offreshen
freshen
verb
uk/ˈfreʃ.ən/us/ˈfreʃ.ən/freshenverb(AIR)
[T](alsofreshen up)
to make somethingcleanerand/orcooler:
Sheopenedawindowto freshen up theroom.
[I]UK
If awindfreshens, itbecomesstrongerandcooler:
Thewindisexpectedto freshen as itmovesin from theeast.
Cleaning & tidying places & things
- adjust
- airing
- bed
- clean(someone/something)up
- cleansomethingout
- freshen(someone/something)up
- going-over
- Hoover
- hooversomethingup
- housekeeping
- shampoo
- smarten(someone/something)up
- spiffsomeone/somethingup
- spit
- spit and polishidiom
- spring-clean
- spruce
- sprucesomeone/somethingup
- tidy
- valet
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Wind & winds
freshenverb(DRINK)
[T]mainlyUS(alsofreshen up)
If you freshen someone'sespeciallyalcoholicdrink, youaddmore to it:
Here,letme freshenyourdrink.
Replacing and exchanging
- alternate
- alternatively
- bargainsomethingaway
- behalf
- change over
- instead
- instead of
- lieu
- make up forsomething
- name
- rep
- shoe
- sing
- someone'sanswer tosomeone/somethingidiom
- spare
- step
- step intosomeone'sshoesidiom
- step into the breachidiom
- sub outsomething
- substitution
Phrasal verbs
freshen(someone/something)up
freshensomethingup
Examplesoffreshening
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Afresheningstream satisfied the water problem and irrigated a lush peach, pear, and apple orchard.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.To make matters worse, afresheningwind made getting another hawser across to her even more difficult.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Airfresheningis not only limited to modern day sprays, airfresheningalso can involve the use of organic and everyday house hold items.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Thefresheningup of the format, however, did not reverse the station's fortunes, and ratings steadily declined.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.As she'sfresheningup in the washroom, the lights in the bathroom suddenly switch off.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It received afresheningin 2005 and it appealed to taxi, rental, and police fleets.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.They received a significantfresheningfor the 2008 model year, including revised headlamps, taillamps, front and rear fascias, sound systems, and wheels.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Freshening(coming into milk production) occurs at kidding.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.For 2013, models received a stylefreshening, new badging, new fuel stretching technology, improved audio systems and a new range of driver assistance, comfort and safety features.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She was still holding a packet of cachous (breathfresheningsweets) in her left hand when she was discovered, indicating that she had not had time to defend herself.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Jackson's new collaborators were said to induece afresheningeffect while maintaining familiarity.
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- waveband
- waved
- wave-down
- wave drag
- wave-drag
- wave erosion
- waveform
- wave function
- wavefunction
- wave-function
- wave generator
- wavelength
- wave of enthusiasm
- wave-off
- wave of migration
- wave pattern
- waver
- wavered
- wavering
- wave-say-goodbye-to
- wave/say goodbye to something
- wave/say goodbye to sth
- wave-say-goodbye-to-sth
- wave sb off
- wave-sb-off