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单词 whiten
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Definition of whiten in English:

whiten

verb ˈwʌɪt(ə)nˈ(h)waɪtn
  • Make or become white.

    with object snow whitened the mountain tops
    no object she gripped the handle until her knuckles whitened
    Example sentencesExamples
    • We felt the wind pick up, saw waves whiten, but until the water went black and the bottle was empty we went on talking, nobody saying a word.
    • This prospect is further whitening the knuckles of Vodafone shareholders.
    • I gripped my backpack, knuckles whitening as the trepidation in my gut hardened into anger.
    • Jason's knuckles whitened as he tightened his hold on his gun.
    • Some of the other buildings were whitened with snow.
    • He gripped his boomerang tightly, whitening his knuckles.
    • In the early 1990s, 46 of the 145 pulp mills in Canada used various chlorine bleaching processes to whiten paper.
    • She pressed her lips together until they whitened and turned numb.
    • The image occurs in the lower half of the composition; the upper half has been whitened with bleach and salt, framing the partially protected torso on view.
    • It had my audience on the edge of its seats, lips parted, knuckles whitened.
    • In a food processor or a medium mixing-bowl, blend the sugar with the eggs until the mixture whitens slightly.
    • The bleach will whiten fungi or algae but does not change the color of dirt.
    • For some reason, even after all these years, they have never faded, or even whitened.
    • Mike gripped the arms of his seat until his knuckles whitened.
    • The old wizard's knuckles whitened on his staff.
    • If you have been using bleach to whiten clothes and they are now graying, switch to peroxide.
    • Isaac stood there, snow whitening his black hair.
    • Dental Miracle is the single remedy I would take to a desert island, as it not only works to promote healthier gums, but also freshens breath and whitens teeth.
    • I clench the steering wheel, my knuckles whitening.
    • Following the example of numerous celebrities, it is fast becoming the norm to have your teeth whitened professionally.
    Synonyms
    make/become white, make/become pale, bleach, blanch, lighten, fade, wash out, be washed out, etiolate
    British Military blanco
    archaic white

Derivatives

  • whitener

  • noun ˈwʌɪt(ə)nəˈ(h)waɪt(ə)nər
    • The first of which being that if you put anything coloured in with the white wash, nothing will ever be truly white again, attack it with bleach, whitener and brightener as you will.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Consult your dentist before using whiteners.
      • Before you run out and grab an over-the-counter teeth whitener, go to your dentist for a good cleaning and make sure that you don't have cavities, gum disease or any other maladies of the mouth.
      • Catherine Zeta-Jones keeps the high luster in her hair with castor oil and maintains her gleaming smile by brushing her teeth with strawberries - a natural teeth whitener.
      • Gone are the days of typewriters, carbon copies and whitener.
      • Mother Dairy has already launched a dairy whitener in the north-eastern market, while its butter business was kicked off last year.
      • Store-bought whiteners take longer because they have a lower concentration of peroxide than that available in the dental office, a spokesman explained.
      • Yes it's the painfully slow tennis tournament that keeps sellers of boot whiteners in business.
      • But it is effective as a tooth whitener because it is localised - it is applied directly to the teeth using a mouthguard.
      • But the biggest product alterations are in the skin care market, which is dominated by skin whiteners rather than tanning products, which are popular in the West.
      • I use a lot of whitener and the page looks a mess.
      • I took a deep breath, grabbed a tub of lo-salt, lo-fat sunflower margarine and a jar of lo-salt, lo-fat coffee whitener, and made my way thoughtfully off to the checkout.
      • The latest craze was the new ‘magic’ tooth whitener which had captured the imagination of the public following the discovery of a new compound, decylcarminate, by a New York dentist.
      • I can't believe I now drink tea and coffee with whitener.
      • On Wednesday the focus was on the prevalent use of skin whiteners and the dangers of using products which are not approved by the health ministry.
      • It revealed that 48 percent of the drug users were addicted to ‘solution’ - a name given by the street children to inhalants such as petrol, additives, paints and a mixture of whitener and correction fluid.
      • Messy, smelly fake tans, foundations that disappear before lunchtime and skin whiteners could soon be a thing of the past.
      • A disturbing trend is that they go after easily available addictives such as whiteners and petroleum-based glues.
      • Already enriched with a wide range of dairy products like ghee, butter, ice cream, dairy whitener, peda, curd and sambharam, Milma is all set to add two more names to its product range.
      • She added sugar and whitener, then took a deep pull on it, trying to kick herself back awake.

Rhymes

Blyton, brighten, Brighton, Crichton, enlighten, frighten, heighten, lighten, righten, tighten, titan, triton
 
 

Definition of whiten in US English:

whiten

verbˈ(h)waɪtnˈ(h)wītn
  • Make or become white.

    with object snow whitened the mountain tops
    no object she gripped the handle until her knuckles whitened
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Mike gripped the arms of his seat until his knuckles whitened.
    • She pressed her lips together until they whitened and turned numb.
    • If you have been using bleach to whiten clothes and they are now graying, switch to peroxide.
    • In a food processor or a medium mixing-bowl, blend the sugar with the eggs until the mixture whitens slightly.
    • I clench the steering wheel, my knuckles whitening.
    • The bleach will whiten fungi or algae but does not change the color of dirt.
    • Following the example of numerous celebrities, it is fast becoming the norm to have your teeth whitened professionally.
    • Some of the other buildings were whitened with snow.
    • This prospect is further whitening the knuckles of Vodafone shareholders.
    • In the early 1990s, 46 of the 145 pulp mills in Canada used various chlorine bleaching processes to whiten paper.
    • The image occurs in the lower half of the composition; the upper half has been whitened with bleach and salt, framing the partially protected torso on view.
    • Isaac stood there, snow whitening his black hair.
    • Jason's knuckles whitened as he tightened his hold on his gun.
    • It had my audience on the edge of its seats, lips parted, knuckles whitened.
    • The old wizard's knuckles whitened on his staff.
    • I gripped my backpack, knuckles whitening as the trepidation in my gut hardened into anger.
    • We felt the wind pick up, saw waves whiten, but until the water went black and the bottle was empty we went on talking, nobody saying a word.
    • He gripped his boomerang tightly, whitening his knuckles.
    • Dental Miracle is the single remedy I would take to a desert island, as it not only works to promote healthier gums, but also freshens breath and whitens teeth.
    • For some reason, even after all these years, they have never faded, or even whitened.
    Synonyms
    become white, make white, become pale, make pale, bleach, blanch, lighten, fade, wash out, be washed out, etiolate
 
 
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