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whitening

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[hwahyt-n-ing, wahyt-] / ˈʰwaɪt n ɪŋ, ˈwaɪt- /

noun

  1. a preparation for making something white; whiting.

  2. the act or process of making or turning white.


Etymology

Origin of whitening

First recorded in 1595–1605; whiten + -ing 1

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

Bright was her soul as Dian's crest Whitening on Vesta's fane its sheen: Cold looked she as the waveless breast Of some stone Dian at thirteen.

From The Home Book of Verse — Volume 2 by Stevenson, Burton Egbert

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