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tetne

verbverb

to clog up, to become blocked · to thicken, to grow denser

EtymologyOpphav

av tettdense · close · tight from tettdense · close · tight

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. bli tett eller tettere to become clogged or more clogged
    • røret har tetnet the pipe has clogged up
  2. bli (mer) kompakt to become (more) dense
    • tåken tetner the fog is thickening