adj, name, noun, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The process of becoming green.

   "the tender greening of April meadows"

2. 2
   the phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored wordnet
3. 3
   A type of pear. obsolete
4. 4
   A type of apple that is green when ripe.

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of green form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1. 1
   Becoming green in colour. not-comparable

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname.

Synonyms

All synonyms

ecologizationgreening peargreening-pearrejuvenationrejuvenation

Example

More examples

"Meadows were greening up in the narrow valleys."

Related phrases

citrus greeninggreening pitgreening weed

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.