blackening

Meanings

Plural: blackenings

Noun

• changing to a darker color
• The act or process of turning (becoming) black in colour.
• The result or an instance of such an act or process; a black stain or mark.
• Any of various (dark-colored) surface treatments for metal substrates, to inhibit corrosion; on steel, generally, synonym of bluing.
• The act of defaming or sullying.

Verb

• make or become black
• burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color
• present participle and gerund of blacken

Synonyms

black, blacken, char, darkening, melanise, melanize, nigrify, scorch, sear

Antonyms

whiten