English Explanatory Dictionary

blackening

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of blacken
noun
  1. The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
  2. The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
  3. Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion.
  4. The act of defaming or sullying.

Word forms

blackening blackenings

Etymology

From blacken + -ing.

Synonyms

nigrescence
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