whitening

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwaɪtn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈwaɪtnɪŋ/

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• (without the wine–whine merger) IPA^(key): /ˈhwaɪtn̩ɪŋ/, /ˈhwaɪtnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -aɪtnɪŋ
• Hyphenation: whit‧en‧ing

Verb

whitening

1. present participle and gerund of whiten

Noun

whitening (countable and uncountable, plural whitenings)

1. A substance, such as a bleach, used to make something white or whiter.
   1. Whiting, a kind of fine white chalk.
2. The process of making something white or whiter.