"Freshening" is a word in ENGLISH

To refresh; to freshen.

To refresh; to revive.

To grow brisk or strong; as, the wind freshens.

To make fresh; to separate, as water, from saline ingredients; to make less salt; as, to freshen water, fish, or …

To relieve, as a rope, by change of place where friction wears it; or to renew, as the material used …

To grow fresh; to lose saltness.

of Freshen

To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate …

A wave whose crest breaks into white foam, as when the wind is freshening.