NOUN | act | whitening, lightening | changing to a lighter color / color |
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Sounds | hhway'tihnihng; hhway'tnihng; way'tihnihng; way'tnihng | |
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Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng... |
Meaning | changing to a lighter color / color. | |
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Synonym | lightening | |
Narrower | bleach | The act of whitening something by bleaching / bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) |
Broader | change of color | An act that changes the light that something reflects |
Spanish | blanqueo | |
Catalan | blanqueig | |
Verbs | whiten | turn white |
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