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azuring

azuring is the present participle and gerund of azure.

Meaning of azure

Verb

azure (third-person singular simple present azures, present participle azuring, simple past and past participle azured)

  1. (transitive) To colour blue.
    • Our readers are aware that much of the sugar sold in many countries goes through an azuring treatment; blue is added to granulated sugar with the view of making it appear whiter than it actually is.1907, The Sugar Beet, volume 28, page 271

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Questions about azuring

What is azuring the present participle and gerund of?
Azuring is the present participle and gerund of azure.

Words near azuring in the dictionary

  1. azures
  2. azuresin
  3. azurin
  4. azurine
  5. azurines
  6. azuring
  7. azurins
  8. azurish
  9. azurite
  10. azurite-malachite
  11. azurite-malachites

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