welk (English, verb)
expansion: welk (third-person singular simple present welks, present participle welking, simple past and past participle welked)
Senses:
glosses: Of a plant: to wither, wilt, decay.
tags: obsolete
glosses: To diminish; to lose brightness, to wane.
tags: obsolete
glosses: to soak, steep.
tags: dialectal
glosses: to thrash, beat severely.
tags: dialectal
glosses: To contract; to shorten.
glosses: To form into wrinkles or ridges.
tags: transitive
Forms:
form: welks
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: welking
tags: participle
present
form: welked
tags: participle
past
form: welked
tags: past