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make black, darken
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Blackening Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Blacken
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. Aboutof Blacken
Noun
1. changing to a darker color
(synonym) darkening
(hypernym) change of color
(hyponym) obfuscation
Verb
1. make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened"
(synonym) melanize, melanise, nigrify, black
(antonym) whiten, white
(hypernym) discolor, discolour, colour, color
2. burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling"
(synonym) char, scorch
(hypernym) burn
(hyponym) singe, swinge
(classification) cooking, cookery, preparation
Blackening Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Blackening, Blackened, or Blacken may refer to:
- Blacken (basin), a basin in Lake Mälaren in Sweden
- "Blackened" (song), a 1988 Metallica song
- Blackening (chemistry), a conversion coating for ferrous materials
- Blackening (cooking), a cooking technique commonly used in the preparation of fish
- The Blackening, a 2007 album by thrash metal band Machine Head
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