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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
blacken .
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Examples
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The very word blackens before our eyes with necromantic characters -- again we plunge into its gulfs desirous of what we dread -- again, "in pleasure high and turbulent," we climb the cliffs of Cairngorm.
Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2 John Wilson 1819
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Quite roughly speaking, as may be deduced from what has already been said on this subject, the luminous flame of acetylene "blackens" a ceiling at about the same rate as a coal-gas burner of the best Welsbach type.
Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use W. J. Atkinson Butterfield
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"But we have a little mouth rinse that blackens their gums and their tongues so that there's no pink inside the mouth, and that stuff tastes disgusting."
10 Cool Things From The Walking Dead Panel at Comic-Con 2011
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Next up is Thomasina Miers' roast tomato salsa, from Mexican Food Made Simple, which blackens the tomatoes, garlic and chillies in a searingly hot pan first.
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Our unstable soil gave rise to both Earthquake and Volcano, while LA's smog problem blackens the skies of Blade Runner, Escape From LA and Strange Days.
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Next up is Thomasina Miers' roast tomato salsa, from Mexican Food Made Simple, which blackens the tomatoes, garlic and chillies in a searingly hot pan first.
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So as the eastern sky blackens, the distant thunder rumbles, and the first hints of crisp, cool hits air sucked down from the heavens hits my sweat glistened skin I scurry to get home before the show begins.
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When our attic room at the lake house blackens and we hear our mother clicking down the stairs, my sister says, “Let's play the tickle game.”
Sisters At The Lake 2010
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Grill, turning as each side blackens, until they collapse, about 15 minutes.
The Food Matters Cookbook Mark Bittman 2010
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If a little of the edge fat blackens, that's OK, but don't blacken the protein.
Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn: How to Grill Great Steakhouse Steaks 2010
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