sleek
verb/sliːk/
/sliːk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they sleek | /sliːk/ /sliːk/ |
| he / she / it sleeks | /sliːks/ /sliːks/ |
| past simple sleeked | /sliːkt/ /sliːkt/ |
| past participle sleeked | /sliːkt/ /sliːkt/ |
| -ing form sleeking | /ˈsliːkɪŋ/ /ˈsliːkɪŋ/ |
- sleek something (back/down) to make something, especially hair, smooth and shiny
- His glossy hair was sleeked back over his ears.
Word Originlate Middle English: a later variant of slick (adjective and verb).Want to learn more?
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