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blankening

blankening is the present participle and gerund of blanken.

Meaning of blanken

Verb

blanken (third-person singular simple present blankens, present participle blankening, simple past and past participle blankened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become blank
    • I asked Obdulia if she weren't afraid of the police. Her face blankened. "Oh, I never saw the witch, senor," she said.1949, House in the Sun, page 167

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Questions about blankening

What is blankening the present participle and gerund of?
Blankening is the present participle and gerund of blanken.

Words near blankening in the dictionary

  1. Blankenburg
  2. Blankenburg (Harz)
  3. Blankenburgs
  4. blankened
  5. Blankenese
  6. blankening
  7. Blankenloch
  8. blankens
  9. Blankenship
  10. blanker
  11. blankers

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