blackening
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Etymology
Verb
blackening
- present participle and gerund of blacken
Noun
blackening (countable and uncountable, plural blackenings)
- (uncountable) The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
- (countable) The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
- Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
- The act of defaming or sullying.
- blackenings of my reputation
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