ake
Americanverb (used without object)
Example Sentences
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On February 4, Miyasaka once again declared an "open sea" or "ake no umi", meaning little chance one would appear before spring.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
The frightening idea really began to ake hold on June 24, 1947.
From Time Magazine Archive
The course was supposed to ake five years, but Medina tossed it off in three.
From Time Magazine Archive
July 9th, in the morning began my hed to ake and be hevy more then of late, and had some wambling in my stomach.
From The Private Diary of Dr. John Dee And the Catalog of His Library of Manuscripts by Dee, John
But, oh, here comes up something that makes my very back ake!
From Caricature and Other Comic Art in all Times and many Lands. by Parton, James
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