Meaning of cuten | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To make cute
   transitive
2. To become cute
   intransitive

Examples

“So Doggett tented us together and probably hoped I would drag⟳ Lou Rae behind me to Evening Pro and Chunka Chow and Wood Wiz and Lake Sci (and by now I was thinking grimly: Why these bleached-bra Christian girls from Maine have⟳ to cuten the entire world with nicknames I don't know⟳) but exactly the opposite happened.”

“Perhaps because of its utility for reinforcing traditional notions of female delicacy and dependency, and for displacing unpleasant thoughts, the kawaisa aesthetic has arguably been Japan's most successful cultural export to East and Southeast Asian countries, which have⟳ enthusiastically joined its unannounced campaign to cuten up our ugly world.”

“He looked like⟳ a miniature version of his father. My stepfather's features were okay on a grown man, but they didn't look⟳ so good on a baby. Mommy must have⟳ read⟳ the worried look⟳ on my face⟳. She laughed gaily and assured me, “Your brother still has the new baby look⟳. Don't worry⟳. He'll start⟳ to 'cuten up' real soon.” “I sure hope⟳ so,” I said to myself. She was absolutely glowing and proud of the fact that Arthur looked just like⟳ his daddy.”

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