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blacking

/ˈblækɪŋ/

blacking noun: a preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating. Also the present participle and gerund of black.

Noun

blacking (usually uncountable, plural blackings)

  1. (usually) A preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
  2. (usually) Shoe polish.
  3. (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.2013, Graham Stewart, Bang!: A History of Britain in the 1980s

Also used as

blacking is also the present participle and gerund of black.

Forms of blacking

pluralblackings

Phrases with blacking

Words that rhyme with blacking

Questions about blacking

What does blacking mean?
Blacking means a preparation, containing lampblack, used to produce a shiny black coating.
What part of speech is blacking?
Blacking is a noun.
How do you pronounce blacking?
Blacking is pronounced /ˈblækɪŋ/.
What is the plural of blacking?
The plural of blacking is blackings.

Words near blacking in the dictionary

  1. blackies
  2. blackified
  3. blackifies
  4. blackify
  5. blackifying
  6. blacking
  7. blacking in
  8. blacking out
  9. blacking up
  10. blackings
  11. blackish

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