Looking for the meaning of the word BLUED in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of BLUED with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Blue
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French bleu, ultimately of Germanic origin and related to Old English blǣwen ‘blue’ and Old Norse blár ‘dark blue’ (see also blaeberry)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bluː
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make or become blue
Short Definition:make or become blue
Examples:- the light dims, bluing the retina
- blued paper
- the day would haze, the air bluing with afternoon
Definition:
wash (white clothes) with bluing
Short Definition:wash clothes with bluing
Examples:- they blued the shirts and starched the uniforms
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