wizen
Americanverb (used with or without object)
adjective
verb
adjective
noun
Etymology
Origin of wizen
before 900; (v.) Middle English wisenen, Old English wisnian; cognate with Old Norse visna to wither; (adj.) shortened form of wizened
Example Sentences
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It would wizen up, or grow ripe, or it might rot.
From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes
An old man, white-haired and wizen, with a face like a knife-blade, and red, blinking eyes.
From Nautilus by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards
That evening, as Lawrence walked briskly homeward, after his day's work, he became aware of the pale, wizen face again looking up into his through the dusk, and of a shrill voice at his side.
From Wikkey A Scrap by Henrietta Vaders
And nobody ain't goin' to squat his wizen and git him out of breath.
From The Skipper and the Skipped Being the Shore Log of Cap'n Aaron Sproul by Holman Day
The wizen age had gone from Looey's face, and the lids were down on the strained eyes; her pale lips lay eased of the old pinching—even parted in a smile.
From A Child of the Jago by Arthur Morrison
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