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blackenblack‧en /ˈblækən/ verb VERB TABLEblacken |
Present | I, you, we, they | blacken | | he, she, it | blackens | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | blackened | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have blackened | | he, she, it | has blackened | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had blackened | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will blacken | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have blackened |
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Present | I | am blackening | | he, she, it | is blackening | | you, we, they | are blackening | Past | I, he, she, it | was blackening | | you, we, they | were blackening | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been blackening | | he, she, it | has been blackening | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been blackening | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be blackening | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been blackening |
- A few people, their faces blackened by the smoke, ran out of the building.
- He blackened one eye, left scratches up and down her neck and scraped the flesh off her hipbones.
- His name blackened, his writings neglected, for two decades Nizan was allotted the role of loser.
- It was distorted and blackened by the heat, but Charles knew immediately what it was.
- Now that they stood in the light, Jehan could see that both of them were blackened by grime and oil.
- So we sat hunched at our desks, blackening out the story and accompanying pictures.
- The man looked into her eyes, now blackened, and into her sutured face.
- Twisted, blackened corpses lie side-by-side on a cold-looking concrete floor.
► Coloursamber, nounamethyst, nounapricot, nounaquamarine, nounashen, adjectiveauburn, adjectiveazure, adjectivebar, nounbarred, adjectivebeige, nounblack, adjectiveblack, nounblack, verbblack and white, adjectiveblacken, verbbleed, verbblood-red, adjectiveblue, adjectiveblue, nounbluish, adjectivebold, adjectivebottle green, nounbrassy, adjectivebrindled, adjectivebronze, nounbronze, adjectivebrown, adjectivebrown, nounbuff, nounburgundy, nouncarmine, nouncarroty, adjectivecerise, nouncerulean, nounchartreuse, nouncherry, nounchestnut, nounchestnut, adjectivechromatic, adjectivechrome yellow, nounclaret, nounclear, adjectivecoffee, nouncool, adjectivecopper, nouncoral, adjectivecream, adjectivecreamy, adjectivecrimson, adjectivecyan, adjectivedappled, adjectivedapple-grey, nounDay-Glo, adjectivediscoloration, noundiscolour, verbdrab, adjectivedull, adjectivedun, noundusky, adjectivedye, verbebony, adjectivefawn, adjectiveflaxen, adjectiveflesh-coloured, adjectiveflorid, adjectivefluorescent, adjectiveflush, nounfuchsia, noungarish, adjectivegarnet, noungaudy, adjectivegay, adjectiveginger, adjectivegold, noungold, adjectivegolden, adjectivegray, green, adjectivegreen, noungreenish, adjectivegrey, adjectivegrey, noungreyish, adjectivehazel, adjectiveindigo, nouniridescent, adjectiveivory, nounjade, nounjet-black, adjectivekhaki, nounlavender, nounleaden, adjectivelemon, nounlilac, nounlily-white, adjectivelime green, nounlivid, adjectiveloud, adjectiveluminous, adjectivelurid, adjectivemagenta, nounmagnolia, nounmahogany, nounmaroon, nounmatch, nounmauve, nounmellow, adjectivemellow, verbmonochrome, adjectivemousy, adjectivemuddy, adjectivemulticoloured, adjectivemustard, nounmuted, adjectivenavy blue, adjectiveneutral, adjectiveochre, nounoff-white, nounolive, nounopalescent, adjectiveorange, nounpale, adjectivepastel, nounpastel, adjectivepeach, nounpea green, nounpearly, adjectivepepper-and-salt, adjectivepink, adjectivepink, nounpinkish, adjectiveplum, nounplum, adjectivepowder blue, nounprimary colour, nounprimrose, nounprismatic, adjectivepuce, adjectivepure, adjectivepurple, nounpurplish, adjectivered, adjectivered, nounredden, verbreddish, adjectiveredhead, nounrestrained, adjectiverich, adjectiverose, nounrose, adjectiveroseate, adjectiverose-coloured, adjectiverosy, adjectiveroyal blue, nounruby, nounruddy, adjectiverusset, nounsable, adjectivesaffron, nounscarlet, adjectivesepia, nounshade, nounshocking pink, nounsienna, nounsilver, nounsilver, adjectivesilvery, adjectivesky-blue, adjectivesnow-white, adjectivesnowy, adjectivesoft, adjectivesombre, adjectivesteely, adjectivetaupe, nountawny, adjectiveteal, nountint, nountint, verbtone, nounturquoise, nountwo-tone, adjectiveultramarine, nounumber, nounvermilion, nounvibrant, adjectiveviolet, nounwarm, adjectivewaxen, adjectiveweak, adjectivewhite, adjectivewhite, nounwhiten, verbwhitish, adjectiveyellow, adjectiveyellow, nounyellow, verbyellowy, adjective NOUN► name· Suppose Everett was murdered to prevent him blackening the name of a fellow Breakspearean.· Something that will utterly blacken my name in your eyes. 1[intransitive, transitive] to become black, or to make something black: The thunder became louder and the sky blackened.2blacken somebody’s name/character/reputation to say unpleasant things about someone in order to make other people have a bad opinion of them |