yellow
noun
a color like that of egg yolk, ripe lemons, etc.; the primary color between green and orange in the visible spectrum, an effect of light with a wavelength between 570 and 590 nanometers.
are yellowing
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present progressiveof yellow.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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This spring, as in the past several years, the needles on Douglas firs are yellowing, turning red and then dropping to the ground in forests across southwestern Oregon.
From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2024
A: When the lower leaves of a tomato plant are yellowing around the edges with scattered brown spots, this is likely caused by early blight, a fungal disease.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 21, 2023
Moving our eyes along that branch, we see its leaves are yellowing and falling off.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 1, 2014
The trees around the shore are doubled in the water, the leaves of the poplars are yellowing towards fall.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
The trees are yellowing into crinkled gold, and there is the touch and smell of autumn in the night air, and the orchards of France are heavy with fruit.
From From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 by Philip Gibbs
