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present participle of blue.

bluing

American

[bloo-ing] / ˈblu ɪŋ /

Or blueing

noun

Chemistry.

a substance, as indigo, used to whiten clothes or give them a bluish tinge.

Etymology

Origin of bluing

First recorded in 1660–70; blue + -ing ¹

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