Dyeing
//ˈdaɪ.ɪŋ// noun, verb
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is dyed.
"Ninety per cent of the dyeings on silk, 72 per cent of the dyeings on rayon, 70 per cent of the dyeings on cotton showed no color change."
- 2 the use of dye to change the color of something permanently wordnet
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of dye form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"She has been dyeing her hair black for years."
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