Explore Blacken through 8 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like scorch or sear. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Blacken meaning
- To cause to be or become black.
- To become black.
- To make dirty.
Synonyms of Blacken
Using Blacken
- The main meaning on this page is: To cause to be or become black. | To become black. | To make dirty.
- Useful related words include: melanize, scorch, sear, char.
- In the example corpus, blacken often appears in combinations such as: to blacken.
Context around Blacken
- Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Blacken
- In this selection, "blacken" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, must, wildfires, shrimp, ethiopia, catfish and significantly stand out and add context to how "blacken" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 20 wildfires blacken many parts and bulb to blacken significantly. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "blacken" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with blacken
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
We had the scallops, shrimp, blacken catfish special and pork belly. (11 words)
Fugitive pigments fade over time, or with exposure to light, while some eventually blacken. (14 words)
These exceptions were for statements "tending to blacken the memory of one who is dead" or " expose the natural defects of one who is alive". (25 words)
To solve a puzzle, players must blacken every cell presented to them by spelling out fictional words like “lok,” “tlak,” “ta,” and “lolo,” with the letters that appear on many of those titles. (33 words)
In February 1998, religious police forced all women off the streets of Kabul, and issued new regulations ordering people to blacken their windows, so that women would not be visible from the outside. (33 words)
At much lower voltages, the bulb temperature may be too low to support the halogen cycle, but by this time the evaporation rate is too low for the bulb to blacken significantly. (32 words)
Example sentences (8)
To solve a puzzle, players must blacken every cell presented to them by spelling out fictional words like “lok,” “tlak,” “ta,” and “lolo,” with the letters that appear on many of those titles.
There is no doubt in my mind the Al Jazeera’s systematic slant, bias and distortions on Ethiopia are calculated to blacken Ethiopia’s international image and vilify its people.
Nearly 20 wildfires blacken many parts of California, fires that have claimed at least eight lives — including three firefighters — and destroyed more than 1,000 homes and businesses.
We had the scallops, shrimp, blacken catfish special and pork belly.
At much lower voltages, the bulb temperature may be too low to support the halogen cycle, but by this time the evaporation rate is too low for the bulb to blacken significantly.
Fugitive pigments fade over time, or with exposure to light, while some eventually blacken.
In February 1998, religious police forced all women off the streets of Kabul, and issued new regulations ordering people to blacken their windows, so that women would not be visible from the outside.
These exceptions were for statements "tending to blacken the memory of one who is dead" or " expose the natural defects of one who is alive".
Common combinations with blacken
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to blacken 4×