whiten
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become white.
are whitening
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present progressiveof whiten.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Should kind fortune favour my now dearest wish, you will soon hear that my bones are whitening under the walls of Saumur.
From La Vendée by Anthony Trollope
The Oats are whitening apace, and quiver, each individual grain on its light stem, as they hang like rain-drops in the air.
From Mirror of the Months by Peter George Patmore
Locks are whitening, cheeks are paling, With each month and year that flies; Youth and vigor both are failing, But the spirit never dies!
From Canadian Wild Flowers by Helen M. (Helen Mar) Johnson
