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.
has yellowed
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present perfectof yellow (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Pearl, the ivory Fender Telecaster Thinline that Willy Mitchell bought in his teens with the settlement money he received in the aftermath of his gunshot, has yellowed with age.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 24, 2017
The university paid an undisclosed sum for the paperwork, which has yellowed and turned brittle with age.
From New York Times ● Dec. 25, 2014
O dear, O dear, how pale I grew to see her, But he, from fright has yellowed me all over.
From The Frogs by Aristophanes
