bluing

غير معدود

A noun referring to a substance used to whiten laundry or hair by adding a bluish tinge, or to a process that makes something blue or bluish.

• 🌐اسم يشير إلى مادة تُستخدم لإضفاء مسحة زرقاء على الملابس أو الشعر لتبييضها، أو إلى عملية جعل الشيء أزرق أو مائلًا إلى الزرقة.

1. Laundry additive B2 formal

   A blue substance added to laundry during washing to counteract yellowing and make whites appear brighter.

   • She added a capful of bluing to the wash cycle.
   • Bluing is often used to restore the brightness of white shirts.
   • Grandma always used bluing to keep her linens looking crisp.

   🌐مُزْرِق الغسيل

   المرادفات: blueing

2. Coloring process C1 formal

   The act or process of making something blue or giving it a bluish tint.

   • The bluing of the steel gave it a protective finish.
   • Artists sometimes use bluing to achieve a specific shade in their work.
   • The bluing of the fabric was done using natural indigo dyes.

   🌐التزريق

   المرادفات: blueing

• bluings plural form
• bluings' possessive plural form
• bluing's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to make or become blue in color, or to treat with a blue substance.

• 🌐فعل يعني جعل الشيء أزرق اللون أو صبغه باللون الأزرق، أو أن يصير أزرق اللون.

1. Make blue B2 formal

   To make something blue in color.

   • The dyer blued the fabric using indigo.
   • She blued her hair for the party.
   • The artist blued the sky in the painting.

   🌐صَبَغَ باللون الأزرق

   المرادفات: azure

2. Spend money wastefully C1 informal british

   To spend money recklessly or wastefully.

   • He blued his entire paycheck on gambling.
   • She blued her savings on a luxury vacation.
   • They blued the inheritance on fast cars and parties.

   🌐تبذير المال

   المرادفات: blowdissipatefritter awaymisspendsquanderthrow awaywaste

   الأضداد: economizehoardsave

• blued past participle
• blued past simple
• blueing present participle
• bluing present participle
• blues third person singular