- present participle of whiten.
whitening
Americannoun
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a preparation for making something white; whiting.
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the act or process of making or turning white.
Etymology
Origin of whitening
Example Sentences
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So we cannot say how well a strategy drawing attention to the Whitening trend will work.
From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2021
Prominent among these, apparently, were Jones’s own “wellness” products: SuperSilver Whitening Toothpaste and ABL Nano Silver Gargle which, he claimed, “kills the sars-corona family at point-blank range”.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2020
Whitening and flattening the skin, enlarging the eyes, shrinking or straightening the nose, and throwing a soft and saintly glow around the face are practically universal features across any phone maker you choose to name.
From The Verge • Feb. 7, 2019
Whitening toothpaste is one drugstore product you can use to cover your bases, but Kouroshnia says that ideally, you’re using them in addition to other whitening solutions.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2018
Cleopatra's Enamel for Whitening the Hands and Arms.—One ounce of myrrh, four ounces of honey, two ounces of yellow wax, six ounces of rose-water.
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