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How to pronounce whiten in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms white
Type of color, colour, discolor, discolour
Has types bleach
Derivation whitener, whitening


This detergent will whiten your laundry.

Examples of whiten

whiten
Maybe it would straighten your spine, whiten your teeth and help you sing on key.
From the kentucky.com
Results have proven to be positive for hard to whiten teeth like Tetracycline.
From the al.com
Snow will also whiten parts of New England, the Northwest and the northern Rockies.
From the usatoday.com
Borax will help to improve the cleaning power, whiten, and remove stains and odors.
From the theepochtimes.com
He has had surgery on his cheeks, lips and chin, and injections to whiten his skin.
From the orlandosentinel.com
To whiten magazine stock, paper plants have long used a chlorine bleaching process.
From the time.com
By now the publicist is gripping her clipboard so hard her knuckles whiten.
From the independent.co.uk
To WHITEN, Can you answer the question of whether you have children or not?
From the dailymercury.com.au
A plan to launch a fleet of robotic ships to whip up sea spray and whiten the clouds.
From the theatlantic.com
More examples
  • Turn white; "This detergent will whiten your laundry"
  • (whitened) white: (of hair) having lost its color; "the white hairs of old age"
  • (whitening) changing to a lighter color
  • Whiten may refer to:
  • (Whitening (leather processing)) The leather manufacturing process is divided into three sub-processes: preparatory stages, tanning and crusting. All true leathers will undergo these sub-processes. A further sub-process, surface coating may be added into the sequence. ...
  • (Whiter) White is a color, the perception which is evoked by light that stimulates all three types of color sensitive cone cells in the human eye in nearly equal amounts and with high brightness compared to the surroundings. A white visual stimulation will be void of hue and grayness.
  • (whiter) comparative form of white: more white
  • (Whitening) The process of lightening discolored or stained teeth. Treatment can be in-office or at-home.
  • (Whitening) A process that employs special bleaching agents for restoring the color of teeth.