bluing

or blue·ing

[ bloo-ing ]
/ ˈblu ɪŋ /

noun Chemistry.

a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.

Origin of bluing

First recorded in 1660–70; blue + -ing1

Words nearby bluing

Definition for bluing (2 of 2)

Origin of blue

1250–1300; Middle English blewe < Anglo-French blew, bl(i)u, bl(i)ef blue, livid, discolored, Old French blo, blau (French bleu) < Germanic *blǣwaz; compare Old English blǣwen, contraction of blǣhǣwen deep blue, perse (see blae, hue1), Old Frisian blāw, Middle Dutch blā(u), Old High German blāo (German blau), Old Norse blār

ANTONYMS FOR blue

14 happy.

OTHER WORDS FROM blue

blue·ly, adverb blue·ness, noun half-blue, adjective un·blued, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH blue

blew blue

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British Dictionary definitions for bluing (1 of 2)

blue
/ (bluː) /

noun

adjective bluer or bluest

verb blues, blueing, bluing or blued

See also blues

Derived forms of blue

bluely, adverb blueness, noun

Word Origin for blue

C13: from Old French bleu, of Germanic origin; compare Old Norse blār, Old High German blāo, Middle Dutch blā; related to Latin flāvus yellow

British Dictionary definitions for bluing (2 of 2)

Blue

Bluey

/ (bluː) /

noun

Australian informal a nickname for a person with red hair

Idioms and Phrases with bluing

blue