freshening

Meaning

Verb

present participle and gerund of freshen

Noun

The act by which something is freshened.

freshen

1. (intransitive) To become fresh.
2. (intransitive) To become fresh.
3. (intransitive) To become fresh.
4. (intransitive) To become stronger.
5. (intransitive, transitive) To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving; to cause to resume giving milk.
6. (transitive) To make fresh.
7. (transitive) To make fresh.
8. (transitive) To make fresh.
9. (transitive) To make fresh.
10. (transitive) To make fresh.
11. (transitive) To make fresh.
12. (transitive) To give redness to (the face or cheeks of a person with light skin).
13. (transitive) To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.
14. (transitive) To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.
15. (transitive) To top up (a drink).
16. (historical, transitive) To top up (primer) in a firearm.

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Synonyms

purification

cleaning

refreshing

clearing up

purity

airing

ventilation

circulating air

cleanness

Translations

vivificatore

belebend

الإنعاش

etesio

vivificante

affraîchissant

fraîchissant