verb🔗Share(causative) To cause to be or become black."The smoke from the fire was quickly blackening the walls of the kitchen. "appearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo become black."The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in."appearancecolorChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(causative) To make dirty."The smoke from the fire was blackening the walls of the kitchen. "appearanceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo defame or sully."The politician was accused of blackening his opponent's reputation with false accusations. "charactercommunicationlanguagemoralnegativeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan."My dad is blackening the catfish in a cast iron skillet for dinner tonight. "foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of turning black in colour; a black stain or mark."The blackening on the shirt was from the spilled ink. "colorappearancemarkChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
