freshening

verb

1
To become fresh.
2
(of wind) To become stronger.
3
(of a cow) To begin or resume giving milk, especially after calving; to cause to resume giving milk.
4
To make fresh.
5
To give redness to (the face or cheeks of a person with light skin).
6
To make less salty; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients.
“to freshen water, fish, or flesh”
7
To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used to prevent chafing.
“to freshen a hawse”
8
To top up (a drink).
9
To top up (primer) in a firearm.

noun

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