blackening

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blackening

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From blacken + -ing.

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of blacken

noun blackenings

uncountable The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
Similar: nigrescence
countable The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
countable, uncountable Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion.
countable, uncountable The act of defaming or sullying. blackenings of my reputation

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@misc{blackening_2026,
  title = {blackening},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blackening},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}