whitening

Meanings

• Verb

  The process of making something, such as teeth or fabric, appear lighter in color.

  - "She went to the dentist for a whitening treatment."
  - "The stained shirt was restored to its original white color through whitening."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with whitening
brightening , lightening , painting

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Variants

List of all variants of whitening that leads to same result
whitening , whitenings , whiten , whitened , whitens

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Etymology

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From the Old English 'hwitan' meaning 'to be or make white'.

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Trivia

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1. Whitening toothpaste was first introduced in the 1980s.

2. Some natural methods for whitening teeth include using strawberries or baking soda.

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Related Concepts

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1. bleaching: A related concept to whitening, which involves the use of chemicals to remove color or impurities from a substance.

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Culture

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Whitening has been used in various cultural contexts, such as in the beauty industry for skin lightening products and in textile manufacturing for fabric whitening.

How to Memorize "whitening"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a dentist's office with a patient having their teeth whitened, or imagine a pile of white laundry being made even whiter through the whitening process.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'whitening' with the idea of making something lighter in color, such as a bright, sunny day or a freshly laundered white shirt.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Create a mnemonic by remembering the phrase 'Whiten my world' to help remember the meaning of the word.

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