blanken en · VERB
Etymology
From blank + -en.
Meanings
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(ambitransitive) To make or become blank
I asked Obdulia if she weren't afraid of the police. Her face blankened. "Oh, I never saw the witch, senor," she said.
1949, House in the Sun, page 167:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| blankens | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| blankened | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| blankened | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| blankening | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |