How do you pronounce blacken?

blacken is pronounced as /ˈblækən/.

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blacken

⚫blacken (blaken)

verb

/ˈblækən/

noircir (noircir)

blackball blackmail

Signification

to make something black or darker; to stain, soil, or tarnish

Traduction de la signification

rendre noir ou plus sombre; salir ou ternir

Phrases d'exemple

Smoke from the fire began to blacken the walls.

La fumée du feu a commencé à noircir les murs.

La fumee du feu a commence a noircir les murs

Expressions d'exemple

blacken someone's name

noircir le nom de quelqu’un

noircir le nom de quelquun

Synonymes

darken, soil, stain, tarnish, smudge

Antonymes

whiten, brighten, clean

Collocations

blacken the sky, blacken walls, blacken reputation, blacken surface

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