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turning one's color

turning one's color is the present participle and gerund 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 turning one's color

What is turning one's color the present participle and gerund of?
Turning one's color is the present participle and gerund of turn one's color.

Words near turning one's color in the dictionary

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

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