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greyen

greyen verb: to make or become grey.

Verb

greyen (third-person singular simple present greyens, present participle greyening, simple past and past participle greyened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become grey
    • […] he sometimes saw, between him and the ground, lightening the darkness, greyening the leaves and, in wet weather, tinseling the rain, a fascia of white light.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC
    • So Watt busied himself a little while, covering the lamp, less and less, more and more, with his hat, watching the ashes greyen, redden, greyen, redden, in the grate, of the range.1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC

Forms of greyen

third-person singular presentgreyens
present participlegreyening
past participlegreyened
pastgreyened
alternative formgrayen

Origin of greyen

From grey + -en.

Questions about greyen

What does greyen mean?
Greyen means to make or become grey.
What part of speech is greyen?
Greyen is a verb.
What is the past tense of greyen?
The past tense of greyen is greyened.

Words near greyen in the dictionary

  1. greybody
  2. greycing
  3. greycoat
  4. greyed
  5. greyed out
  6. greyen
  7. greyened
  8. greyening
  9. greyens
  10. greyer
  11. greyers

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