bluing
or blue·ing
[ bloo-ing ]
/ ˈblu ɪŋ /
noun Chemistry.
a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.
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
SYNONYMS FOR blue
ANTONYMS FOR blue
14
happy.
OTHER WORDS FROM blue
blue·ly, adverb blue·ness, noun half-blue, adjective un·blued, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH blue
blew blueExample sentences from the Web for bluing
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, nounWord 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