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bluen

bluen verb: to make or become blue.

Verb

bluen (third-person singular simple present bluens, present participle bluening, simple past and past participle bluened)

  1. (ergative) To make or become blue.
    • Here the minutes ticked off, they weaken with the hardly noticeable dawn; I see: the black ink — has bluened; and I know: — […]1991, Andrey Bely, The Christened Chinaman, page 95
    Synonyms:
    blue

Synonyms of bluen

Forms of bluen

third-person singular presentbluens
present participlebluening
past participlebluened
pastbluened

Origin of bluen

From blue + -en.

Questions about bluen

What does bluen mean?
Bluen means to make or become blue.
What part of speech is bluen?
Bluen is a verb.
What is the past tense of bluen?
The past tense of bluen is bluened.

Words near bluen in the dictionary

  1. Bluemels
  2. bluemink
  3. Bluemogganer
  4. Bluemogganers
  5. bluemouth
  6. bluen
  7. bluened
  8. blueness
  9. bluenesses
  10. bluenette
  11. bluenettes

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