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bluing

bluing noun: a substance used in laundry to whiten clothes. Also the present participle and gerund of blue.

Noun

bluing (countable and uncountable, plural bluings)

  1. A substance used in laundry to whiten clothes.
  2. Any of several processes to protect steel against rust.

Also used as

bluing is also the present participle and gerund of blue.

Synonyms of bluing

Forms of bluing

pluralbluings
alternative formblueing

Origin of bluing

From blue + -ing.

Questions about bluing

What does bluing mean?
Bluing means a substance used in laundry to whiten clothes.
What part of speech is bluing?
Bluing is a noun.
What is the plural of bluing?
The plural of bluing is bluings.

Words near bluing in the dictionary

  1. bluh
  2. bluidy
  3. Bluie
  4. bluier
  5. bluiest
  6. bluing
  7. bluings
  8. bluish
  9. bluishly
  10. bluishness
  11. bluism

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