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blacking

  • /ˈblækɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ækɪŋ

noun blackings

  1. uncountable, usually A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
  2. uncountable, usually Shoe polish.
  3. uncountable, usually A boycott, usually as part of an industrial dispute. Instead, the unions persisted in believing they could defeat Murdoch through a unified campaign of picket lines, blackings and boycotts.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of black

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@misc{blacking_2026,
  title = {blacking},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blacking},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}