BLUEING | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

Looking for the meaning of the word BLUEING in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of BLUEING with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.

Word: Blue

Speech Type: Verb

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

Word: Blue

Speech Type: Adjective

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:

of a colour intermediate between green and violet, as of the sky or sea on a sunny day

Short Definition:

of colour of sunny sky

Examples:
  • the clear blue sky
  • a blue silk shirt
  • deep blue eyes
Definition:

(of a person or mood) melancholy, sad, or depressed

Short Definition:

melancholy or sad

Examples:
  • he's feeling blue
Definition:

(of a film, joke, or story) having sexual or pornographic content

Short Definition:

pornographic or obscene

Examples:
  • a blue movie
Definition:

politically conservative

Short Definition:

politically conservative

Examples:
  • the successful blue candidate

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