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bluening

bluening is the present participle and gerund of bluen.

Meaning of bluen

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

Questions about bluening

What is bluening the present participle and gerund of?
Bluening is the present participle and gerund of bluen.

Words near bluening in the dictionary

  1. bluened
  2. blueness
  3. bluenesses
  4. bluenette
  5. bluenettes
  6. bluening
  7. bluenose
  8. bluenosed
  9. bluenoser
  10. bluenosers
  11. bluenoses

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