Examples of “blacken” in a Sentence

verb To make something black or turn black.

• Smoke blackened the ceiling above the fireplace.
• Her fingers were blackened with charcoal.

verb To damage someone's reputation; to defame.

• The rumors were meant to blacken his name.

verb To cook fish or meat by coating it in spices and searing it quickly in a hot pan.

• The chef blackened the catfish with a Cajun spice blend.