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greyen en · VERB

Etymology

From grey + -en.

Meanings

1. (ambitransitive) To make or become grey
   • […] he sometimes saw, between him and the ground, lightening the darkness, greyening the leaves and, in wet weather, tinseling the rain, a fascia of white light. 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:
   • So Watt busied himself a little while, covering the lamp, less and less, more and more, with his hat, watching the ashes greyen, redden, greyen, redden, in the grate, of the range. 1953, Samuel Beckett, Watt, [Paris]: Olympia Press, →OCLC:

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