Greyen
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To make or become grey ambitransitive
"[…] he sometimes saw, between him and the ground, lightening the darkness, greyening the leaves and, in wet weather, tinseling the rain, a fascia of white light."
Example
More examples"[…] he sometimes saw, between him and the ground, lightening the darkness, greyening the leaves and, in wet weather, tinseling the rain, a fascia of white light."
Etymology
From grey + -en.
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