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.
have yellowed
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present perfectof yellow.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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He takes out a faded notepad with loose leaves of paper that have yellowed with age.
From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2025
Havilah sits amid rugged, grassy hills that have yellowed in the summer heat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2024
At his former residence, newspaper clippings of the missing aircraft that have yellowed with age still hang on the wall and his son’s room is kept largely untouched.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
And as each summer has turned into cool fall days, his soybean plants have yellowed in color, turning brown as the leaves fall off, exposing the pods to be harvested.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 22, 2016
The characters must baffle even you; the years that have yellowed the vellum have altered the fashion.
From Wisdom, Wit, and Pathos of Ouida Selected from the Works of Ouida by Ouida
