| NOUN | act | whitening, lightening | changing to a lighter color / color |
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| Sounds | hhway'tihnihng; hhway'tnihng; way'tihnihng; way'tnihng | |
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| Rhymes | abducting ... zoning: 2006 rhymes with ihng... | |
| Meaning | changing to a lighter color / color. | |
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| Synonym | lightening | |
| Narrower | bleach | The act of whitening something by bleaching / bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent) |
| Broader | change of color | An act that changes the light that something reflects |
| Verbs | whiten | turn white |