blackening

verb

  1. 1

    (causative) To cause to be or become black.

  2. 2

    To become black.

    “The sky blackened as the storm clouds rolled in.”
  3. 3

    (causative) To make dirty.

  4. 4

    To defame or sully.

  5. 5

    To cook (meat or fish) by coating with pepper, etc., and quickly searing in a hot pan.

Synonyms

noun

  1. 1

    The act of turning black in colour; a black stain or mark.

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