Blackening

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  • v. Present participle of blacken.
  • n. The act of turning black in colour; a black stain or mark.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Any preparation used to render the surface of iron, leather, etc., black. See blacking.
  • Blackish; approaching black: as, in lichens, a biatorine exciple is colored or blackening, but not coal-black.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. changing to a darker color
    • Verb Form
    blackened    blackening    blackens    blacking   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    colour    color    discolour    discolor   
    Cross Reference
    stain    sully   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    asperse    vilify    malign    denigrate    calumniate   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Machen    bracken    slacken   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    char    half-burned    tattooing    broken-off   
     
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