whitening
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English
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈwaɪtn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈwaɪtnɪŋ/
Audio (US): (file) - (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈhwaɪtn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈhwaɪtnɪŋ/
- Rhymes: -aɪtnɪŋ
- Hyphenation: whit‧en‧ing
Verb
[edit]whitening
- present participle and gerund of whiten
Noun
[edit]whitening (countable and uncountable, plural whitenings)
- A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.
- Whiting, a kind of fine white chalk.
- The process of making something white or whiter.
Translations
[edit]the process of making something white or whiter
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