whiten
verb/ˈwaɪtn/
/ˈwaɪtn/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they whiten | /ˈwaɪtn/ /ˈwaɪtn/ |
| he / she / it whitens | /ˈwaɪtnz/ /ˈwaɪtnz/ |
| past simple whitened | /ˈwaɪtnd/ /ˈwaɪtnd/ |
| past participle whitened | /ˈwaɪtnd/ /ˈwaɪtnd/ |
| -ing form whitening | /ˈwaɪtnɪŋ/ /ˈwaɪtnɪŋ/ |
- to become white or whiter; to make something white or whiter
- He gripped the wheel until his knuckles whitened.
- Her face whitened when she heard the news.
- whiten something Snow had whitened the tops of the trees.
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