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Meanings of blacken in English

Catalan
encarbonar-se

Make or become black.

      encarbonar-se
      Catalan
      bleir

      Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color.

            bleir
            Usage of blacken in English
            1
            He saw them blister and blacken; bubbling juices ran down his wrists.
            The Naked God
            2
            But already his swollen tongue was beginning to blacken in his mouth.
            Bloom of Cactus
            3
            Thou seest that the timbers already smoke and blacken, under its fierceness.
            The Wept of Wish-Ton-Wish
            4
            First the lights would blacken, then they'd rise to a uniform faintness.
            Anthropology of an american girl: a novel
            5
            It's easier to blacken the best man than to whiten the worst.
            The Voice of the People
            6
            Tall factory chimneys do not disfigure its silhouette or blacken its walls.
            East of Paris: Sketches in the Gâtinais, Bourbonnais, and Champa...
            7
            We should only blacken each other's eyes and make fools of ourselves.
            Overruled
            8
            Why should a darker cloud blacken my sky than was already there?
            Roger Trewinion
            9
            I jest took 'em a little while ago to blacken 'em, sah.
            The Boy from the Ranch; Or, Roy Bradner's City Experiences
            10
            Why on earth should Jeekes blacken his employer's character to Miss Trevert?
            The Yellow Streak
            11
            The fingers on his right hand were already beginning to blacken and swell.
            A Cavern of Black Ice
            12
            A blow in the eye made it swell and blacken instantly.
            The Profits of Religion: An Essay in Economic Interpretation
            13
            In the morning brush off all ashes, and wipe or blacken the stove.
            The Easiest Way in Housekeeping and Cooking / Adapted to Domesti...
            14
            The snow was to whiten the pitch, not the pitch blacken the snow.
            It Is Never Too Late to Mend
            15
            Together they watched it curl and blacken; uncurl again, and slowly flake away.
            The White Ladies of Worcester: A Romance of the Twelfth Century
            16
            Then blacken the inside with india ink and allow to dry.
            The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
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