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Meanings of ashen in English
Synonyms
Examples for "white"
Examples for "white"
1
Semisoft; white; creamy; sharp; historic since the time of the Merovingian kings.
2
Green in the spring, golden in the summer, white in the winter.
3
Dirty olive green over the whole back; belly dirty white; scuta 130.
4
In response, the federal government launched its most intensive white-collar criminal investigation.
5
There are roads and curves in the blue and in the white.
1
New Zealand First's decision left Leader of the House Gerry Brownlee livid.
2
Billy Tang, who was at home the time, said he was livid.
3
The blood on the livid face glistened wet in the electric light.
4
Cazeau turned a livid white in the moon-rays;-hisblood grew icy cold.
5
The Major was so livid she could barely get the words out.
1
We spoke briefly because Alex said she had a visitor.' Birgit blanched.
2
Just in case, the spuds are blanched after slicing, removing surplus sugar.
3
I've no doubt he was quite amused at how I must've blanched.
4
By the way that Zane blanched, I knew her threat wasn't idle.
5
The author of this calamity blanched; he was stricken dumb with horror.
1
However, the country in general has remained calm since the bloodless coup.
2
What has so far been a bloodless coup could yet turn lethal.
3
Elsewhere, particularly in the Western world, the contests have been largely bloodless.
4
The bloodless ouster was Pakistan's fourth military coup since independence in 1947.
5
Given the times, a suitably bloodless, bureaucratic end to a colorful tradition.
Usage of ashen in English
1
Her skin was ashen; I found her pulse: sixty beats per minute.
2
Bahadur Khan stood ashen grey in the light of the one lamp.
3
He seemed in the utmost alarm, his face quite ashen with terror.
4
She looked at him wildly; her face was ashen as she continued:
5
The ashen shadow had deepened upon the face of the dying man.
6
She appeared to be pale and thin; her hair was ashen blond.
7
RELUCTANTLY the ashen dawn is bleaching the still dark and formless landscape.
8
Varick was ashen; and he looked dazed-utterlyunlike his usual collected self.
9
Kauf and the others, their faces weirdly ashen, clustered about in fright.
10
Penelope couldn't help but sweep his ashen remains into a neat pile.
11
Emory's complexion had grown so ashen she'd been thinking the same thing.
12
The light fell full upon her ashen face and eyes of horror.
13
The blush of shame has passed from Harvey's face; he is ashen.
14
It was the peddler, with ashen face and eyes rolling with fear.
15
The Colonel's cigar dropped from his shaking hand; his face was ashen.
16
His face changed from ashen gray to the livid hue of death.
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Ashen across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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