blackeningn.

Brit.

/ˈblakənɪŋ/,

/ˈblakn̩ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈblæk(ə)nɪŋ/

Forms: see blacken v. and -ing suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blacken v., -ing suffix¹.

Etymology: < blacken v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare blacking n.¹

1. The action or an act of turning or making black; a darkening. Also figurative: an act of defamation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > making or becoming black > [noun] > making black

blacking?a1425

blackeningc1475

nigrefaction1658

nigrification1755

c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 55 (MED) Corrumping cold and blakning.

a1500 Liber Pluscardensis (Marchm.) (1877) I. 383 Defaid thaire freschnes..And turn in blakynnyng all thaire lustines.

1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 55 The Blackning of the King.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Denigration,..a blackening, or making black.

1785 Town & Country Mag. Aug. 409/1 The blackening of the sun, and the moon appearing as blood, are signs of great wrath above.

1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV xxiv. 15 The blight and blackening which it leaves behind.

1857 Q. Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 9 74 The blackening produced by light upon chloride of silver in the moist state was ascribed by Scheele to the liberation of chlorine, and the deposition of metallic silver.

1910 J. P. Mitchell Study Potable Water San Francisco 48 The blackening of the residue on ignition in the samples from streams was generally ‘very slight’ or ‘slight’.

1970 AA Bk. of Car 163/4 Quartz-halogen bulbs do not suffer from blackening as ordinary bulbs do.

2008 Church Times 19 Sept. 56/5 Through the broad window, I watch a water sunset, the runny colours, the blackening of the day.

2. In Cajun cookery: the action or technique of preparing food (esp. meat or fish) by dipping it in melted butter, dredging it in a mixture of herbs and spices (typically including cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic salt, and thyme), and pan-frying it over a very high heat, causing the butter and seasonings to char and form a characteristic black crust. Frequently attributive.

ΚΠ

1985 Texas Monthly June 86/2 We were exulting over another local restaurant's adoption of the blackening technique.

1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 Aug. s72 We can hear the unmistakable sizzle of blackening all the way to the front of the restaurant.

1992 Washington Post 8 Nov. (Holiday Entertaining section) 26/2 The blackening spices were deliciously intricate, but this thick bouncy fillet was like no redfish I've ever seen.

2007 C. Berghoff et al. Berghoff Family Cookbk. 79 In the 1980s, Louisiana chef Paul Prudhomme made Cajun cookery famous, and blackening swept the nation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

blackeningadj.

Brit.

/ˈblakənɪŋ/,

/ˈblakn̩ɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˈblæk(ə)nɪŋ/

Forms: see blacken v. and -ing suffix².

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blacken v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < blacken v. + -ing suffix².

That blackens; that grows dark. Also figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > making or becoming black > [adjective]

smutting1631

blackening1681

nigricanting?1715

1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Med.-philos. Disc. Fermentation x. 44 Stygian Waters, being poured upon the Stagma's of fixed Salts, produce heat, and the same mixed with Iron..stir up a mighty ardor, with a blackning smoak.

1699 J. Howe Funeral Serm. M. Mead 23 'Tis a blackening thing when it can be said, I was keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard have I not kept.

1702 D. Defoe Reformation of Manners 3 England with all her blackening Guilt is spar'd, and Sodom's lesser Crimes receiv'd a swift Reward.

1785 T. Dwight Conquest of Canäan viii. 198 Throng'd in a blackening storm, the foe descends; Swift drive the chariots.

1818 H. H. Milman Samor ii. 32 As clouds..Gather their blackening disarray to burst Upon some mountain turret.

1863 Sanitary Reporter 11 Sept. 122/1 The quantity of light which shall..produce a blackening effect on the standard photographic paper equal to that of the standard tint.

1902 Photo-miniature Aug. 227 Bleach the negative,..wash well and treat with the blackening solution until the ground is blackened through to the glass.

1932 E. Blunden Face of Eng. 177 Those blackening rain-swept fields.

2009 Atlantic Monthly July 80/1 The rest of the country suffered beneath the blackening clouds of recession.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blackening
释义	blackeningn. Brit. /ˈblakənɪŋ/, /ˈblakn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈblæk(ə)nɪŋ/ Forms: see blacken v. and -ing suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blacken v., -ing suffix¹. Etymology: < blacken v. + -ing suffix¹. Compare blacking n.¹ 1. The action or an act of turning or making black; a darkening. Also figurative: an act of defamation. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > making or becoming black > [noun] > making black blacking?a1425 blackeningc1475 nigrefaction1658 nigrification1755 c1475 (?c1400) Apol. Lollard Doctr. (1842) 55 (MED) Corrumping cold and blakning. a1500 Liber Pluscardensis (Marchm.) (1877) I. 383 Defaid thaire freschnes..And turn in blakynnyng all thaire lustines. 1660 Exact Accompt Trial Regicides 55 The Blackning of the King. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Denigration,..a blackening, or making black. 1785 Town & Country Mag. Aug. 409/1 The blackening of the sun, and the moon appearing as blood, are signs of great wrath above. 1818 Ld. Byron Childe Harold: Canto IV xxiv. 15 The blight and blackening which it leaves behind. 1857 Q. Jrnl. Chem. Soc. 9 74 The blackening produced by light upon chloride of silver in the moist state was ascribed by Scheele to the liberation of chlorine, and the deposition of metallic silver. 1910 J. P. Mitchell Study Potable Water San Francisco 48 The blackening of the residue on ignition in the samples from streams was generally ‘very slight’ or ‘slight’. 1970 AA Bk. of Car 163/4 Quartz-halogen bulbs do not suffer from blackening as ordinary bulbs do. 2008 Church Times 19 Sept. 56/5 Through the broad window, I watch a water sunset, the runny colours, the blackening of the day. 2. In Cajun cookery: the action or technique of preparing food (esp. meat or fish) by dipping it in melted butter, dredging it in a mixture of herbs and spices (typically including cayenne pepper, paprika, garlic salt, and thyme), and pan-frying it over a very high heat, causing the butter and seasonings to char and form a characteristic black crust. Frequently attributive. ΚΠ 1985 Texas Monthly June 86/2 We were exulting over another local restaurant's adoption of the blackening technique. 1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 20 Aug. s72 We can hear the unmistakable sizzle of blackening all the way to the front of the restaurant. 1992 Washington Post 8 Nov. (Holiday Entertaining section) 26/2 The blackening spices were deliciously intricate, but this thick bouncy fillet was like no redfish I've ever seen. 2007 C. Berghoff et al. Berghoff Family Cookbk. 79 In the 1980s, Louisiana chef Paul Prudhomme made Cajun cookery famous, and blackening swept the nation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). blackeningadj. Brit. /ˈblakənɪŋ/, /ˈblakn̩ɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈblæk(ə)nɪŋ/ Forms: see blacken v. and -ing suffix². Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: blacken v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < blacken v. + -ing suffix². That blackens; that grows dark. Also figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > colour > named colours > black or blackness > making or becoming black > [adjective] smutting1631 blackening1681 nigricanting?1715 1681 S. Pordage tr. T. Willis Med.-philos. Disc. Fermentation x. 44 Stygian Waters, being poured upon the Stagma's of fixed Salts, produce heat, and the same mixed with Iron..stir up a mighty ardor, with a blackning smoak. 1699 J. Howe Funeral Serm. M. Mead 23 'Tis a blackening thing when it can be said, I was keeper of the vineyards, but my own vineyard have I not kept. 1702 D. Defoe Reformation of Manners 3 England with all her blackening Guilt is spar'd, and Sodom's lesser Crimes receiv'd a swift Reward. 1785 T. Dwight Conquest of Canäan viii. 198 Throng'd in a blackening storm, the foe descends; Swift drive the chariots. 1818 H. H. Milman Samor ii. 32 As clouds..Gather their blackening disarray to burst Upon some mountain turret. 1863 Sanitary Reporter 11 Sept. 122/1 The quantity of light which shall..produce a blackening effect on the standard photographic paper equal to that of the standard tint. 1902 Photo-miniature Aug. 227 Bleach the negative,..wash well and treat with the blackening solution until the ground is blackened through to the glass. 1932 E. Blunden Face of Eng. 177 Those blackening rain-swept fields. 2009 Atlantic Monthly July 80/1 The rest of the country suffered beneath the blackening clouds of recession. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1475adj.1681
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