whiten
verb (used with or without object)
to make or become white.
will whiten
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future tenseof whiten.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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This camera has a “beauty retouch” mode that will whiten teeth, make cheeks rosy and minimize wrinkles.
From New York Times ● Apr. 6, 2011
The snow will whiten earth again, But Emma comes no more; She left, 'mid winter's sleet and rain, This world for Heaven's far shore.
From Poems by Currer, Ellis, and Acton Bell by Charlotte Brontë
Oatmeal and warm water used every night and morning as a wash will whiten and soften the roughest and darkest hands.
From The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources by Anonymous
Then stir in a teaspoonful of baking-soda, which will whiten it, and turn it into a greased tin to cool.
From The Century Cook Book by Mary Ronald
That a teaspoonful of borax, put in the last water in which clothes are rinsed, will whiten them surprisingly.
From The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference by Joseph Triemens
