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  • verb Present participle of silken.

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Examples

  • Online, I have read to get a metal non-static comb and then a stainless steel silkening brush.

    Gentle Yoda | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • The marketing blitz was complete; for this new perfume sensation came in every form you could think of from shower gel to a skin-silkening dry oil spray and was supported by a lush ad campaign.

    A fragrance that changed everything: Anaïs Anaïs by Cacharel Marina Geigert 2009

  • The marketing blitz was complete; for this new perfume sensation came in every form you could think of from shower gel to a skin-silkening dry oil spray and was supported by a lush ad campaign.

    Archive 2009-04-01 Marina Geigert 2009

  • My hair feels a little squeaky after washing out the shampoo which I find a little odd for a silkening shampoo.

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • If cooked slowly enough on low heat, however, it dissolves into gelatin, enriching and silkening the already flavorful sauce.

    The Modesto Bee: Front 2009

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