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turned one's color

turned one's color is the simple past and past participle of turn one's color.

Meaning of turn one's color

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.

Questions about turned one's color

What is turned one's color the simple past and past participle of?
Turned one's color is the simple past and past participle of turn one's color.

Words near turned one's color in the dictionary

  1. turned on its head
  2. turned on one's heel
  3. turned on the waterworks
  4. turned one's back
  5. turned one's coat
  6. turned one's color
  7. turned one's life around
  8. turned one's life upside down
  9. turned one's nose up
  10. turned one's world upside down
  11. turned or burned

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