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unblackening

unblackening is the present participle and gerund of unblacken.

Meaning of unblacken

Verb

unblacken (third-person singular simple present unblackens, present participle unblackening, simple past and past participle unblackened)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To undo the blackening of; to make no longer black.

Questions about unblackening

What is unblackening the present participle and gerund of?
Unblackening is the present participle and gerund of unblacken.

Words near unblackening in the dictionary

  1. unblack
  2. unblack metal
  3. unblacked
  4. unblacken
  5. unblackened
  6. unblackening
  7. unblackens
  8. unblackleaded
  9. unblacklist
  10. unblacklisted
  11. unblackmailable

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