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turn one's color

turn one's color verb: to change color, especially to become pale or red in the face.

Verb

turn one's color (third-person singular simple present turns one's color, present participle turning one's color, simple past and past participle turned one's color)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic) To change color, especially to become pale or red in the face.

Forms of turn one's color

third-person singular presentturns one's color
present participleturning one's color
past participleturned one's color
pastturned one's color

Questions about turn one's color

What does turn one's color mean?
Turn one's color means to change color, especially to become pale or red in the face.
What part of speech is turn one's color?
Turn one's color is a verb.
What is the past tense of turn one's color?
The past tense of turn one's color is turned one's color.

Words near turn one's color in the dictionary

  1. turn on red
  2. turn on the waterworks
  3. turn on, tune in, drop out
  4. turn one's back
  5. turn one's coat
  6. turn one's color
  7. turn one's hand to
  8. turn one's life around
  9. turn one's life upside down
  10. turn one's nose up
  11. turn one's world upside down

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