- present participle of whiten.
whitening
Americannoun
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a preparation for making something white; whiting.
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the act or process of making or turning white.
Etymology
Origin of whitening
Example Sentences
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So we cannot say how well a strategy drawing attention to the Whitening trend will work.
From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2021
Prominent among these, apparently, were Jones’s own “wellness” products: SuperSilver Whitening Toothpaste and ABL Nano Silver Gargle which, he claimed, “kills the sars-corona family at point-blank range”.
From The Guardian • Apr. 26, 2020
Whitening and flattening the skin, enlarging the eyes, shrinking or straightening the nose, and throwing a soft and saintly glow around the face are practically universal features across any phone maker you choose to name.
From The Verge • Feb. 7, 2019
Whitening toothpaste is one drugstore product you can use to cover your bases, but Kouroshnia says that ideally, you’re using them in addition to other whitening solutions.
From Slate • Oct. 15, 2018
How it spreads, Lighting up places where were sin and night, Whitening souls and shaping princely heads.
From Hydesville The Story of the Rochester Knockings, Which Proclaimed the Advent of Modern Spiritualism by Todd, Thomas Olman
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