bluing

US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbluɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(blo̅o̅ing)

From the verb blue: (⇒ conjugate)
bluing is: Click the infinitive to see all available inflections
v pres p

bluing
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Synonyms:
whitener, bleach Collocations, rinse Collocations, solution Collocations, laundry blue, washing blue, dye Collocations


blue
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Sense: Noun: primary color
Synonyms:
navy Collocations, sapphire, azure, teal, turquoise, indigo, ultramarine, cobalt, sky blue, electric blue, robin's egg blue, duck-egg blue, cerulean blue, cobalt blue
Sense: Noun: ocean - preceded by 'the'
Synonyms:
ocean Collocations, sea Collocations, seven seas, deep Collocations
Sense: Noun: sky - preceded by 'the'
Synonyms:
the heavens, sky Collocations, the wild blue yonder, the skies above
Sense: Adjective: depressed - informal
Synonyms:
depressed Collocations, melancholy, melancholic, unhappy Collocations, sad Collocations, despondent, down in the dumps (slang), down Collocations, low Collocations, gloomy Collocations, miserable Collocations, in low spirits, glum, downcast, dejected, forlorn Collocations, downhearted, down-hearted, joyless, hangdog
Sense: Adjective: pornographic - informal
Synonyms:
pornographic, adult Collocations, smutty, dirty Collocations, naughty Collocations, raunchy, X-rated, vulgar, lewd Collocations, nasty Collocations, crude Collocations, bawdy, foul Collocations, obscene, gross Collocations


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