verbleken — meaning in English

English meaning

• blanch verb To grow or become white.
• fade verb To gradually lose colour, brightness, strength, or intensity.
• withering adjective Extremely harsh or scornful, intended to crush or humiliate.

Senses

verbleken is used for these senses in English:

• blanch (intransitive) To grow or become white.
• blanch (transitive, figuratively) To give a favorable appearance to; to whitewash; to whiten;
• fade (intransitive) To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color.
• withering Diminishing rapidly.

blanch — full definition

1. verb To grow or become white.
2. verb To take the color out of, and make white; to bleach.
3. verb To cook by dipping briefly into boiling water, then directly into cold water.
4. verb To whiten, for example the surface of meat, by plunging into boiling water and afterwards into cold, so as to harden the surface and retain the juices.

fade — full definition

1. verb To gradually lose colour, brightness, strength, or intensity.
2. noun A haircut that is shaved very short at the sides and back, blending into longer hair on top.
3. noun A gradual dimming of picture or sound, often used to end a scene or song.

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