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BRISKEN
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Dictionary entry overview: What does brisken mean?
• BRISKEN (verb)
The verb BRISKEN has 1 sense:
1. become brisk
Familiarity information: BRISKEN used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Become brisk
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Synonyms:
Context example:
business brisked up
Hypernyms (to "brisken" is one way to...):
accelerate; quicken; speed; speed up (move faster)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s
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