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Bluing

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A substance used in laundry to whiten clothes. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    a process that makes something blue (or bluish) wordnet
  3. 3
    Any of several processes to protect steel against rust. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    used to whiten laundry or hair or give it a bluish tinge wordnet
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of blue form-of, gerund, participle, present

Etymology

Etymology 1

From blue + -ing.

Etymology 2

From blue + -ing.

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