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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
fatten .
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Examples
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The effect "fattens" the guitar's amplified tone and provides the guitarist with an overall "bigger sound" with dramatic detail to each and every note.
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Iron Man 2 "fattens" up the cash cow for the slaughter ('scuse the cynicism, see
2oceansvibe.com - Work is a sideline, live the holiday. Cape Town Lifestyle. SPLING 2010
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With little dramatic tension to work with here, Gorant fattens up the narrative with dogs 'point-of-view observations, superfluous details (is a deputy sheriff sipping Miller Lite from a mug really worth mentioning twice?) and the occasional snippet of bad-movie dialogue.
Jim Gorant's tale of the rescue of Michael Vick's dogs, reviewed by Mark Caro Mark Caro 2010
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The first bird destined for the chopping block is a turkey named Harold, who she fattens up in anticipation of Thanksgiving dinner.
Holly Robinson: Moving Toward Self-Sustainability Holly Robinson 2010
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With little dramatic tension to work with here, Gorant fattens up the narrative with dogs 'point-of-view observations, superfluous details (is a deputy sheriff sipping Miller Lite from a mug really worth mentioning twice?) and the occasional snippet of bad-movie dialogue.
Jim Gorant's tale of the rescue of Michael Vick's dogs, reviewed by Mark Caro Mark Caro 2010
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Some people put in a few tablespoons of flour or cornmeal for the same purpose, and some say this fattens them up.
Meathead Goldwyn: Winter Mussels: A Super Bowl for the Super Bowl Meathead Goldwyn 2011
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Health care does not work in America but you want to keep it the same because it fattens your pockets.
McConnell: Public option a nonstarter for Senate Republicans 2009
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The first bird destined for the chopping block is a turkey named Harold, who she fattens up in anticipation of Thanksgiving dinner.
Holly Robinson: Moving Toward Self-Sustainability Holly Robinson 2010
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He fattens hatchlings in large enclosed tanks that look like mud huts, heating the water to 90 degrees to speed up their metabolism.
Alligator Farmers Snap Back At Florida's Plan to Sever Funding Arian Campo-Flores 2011
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Some people put in a few tablespoons of flour or cornmeal for the same purpose, and some say this fattens them up.
Meathead Goldwyn: Winter Mussels: A Super Bowl for the Super Bowl Meathead Goldwyn 2011
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