WHITENING Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

whitening

verb

Definition of whitening next

present participle of whiten

as in bleaching

to make white or whiter by removing color years of sunlight had almost completely whitened the flag

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Recent Examples of whitening Your next tooth-whitening and repairing substance might well be a new powder developed by Shanghai researchers. —

New Atlas, 27 Jan. 2026 One of the presoak methods is more effective in whitening dingy socks. —

Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026 The dyes or whitening agents in these products can cause permanent damage. —

Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Dec. 2025 With snow whitening the field and wind whipping through the air all afternoon, Lindsey completed 18 of 24 passes in a safe diet of screen plays and out routes for 90 yards. —

CBS News, 30 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for whitening

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She was also reportedly seen bleaching the inside of her car.

— Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Once in a while, black flats compress the space, framing a single character’s face, bathed in a bleaching white light, as if their vulnerabilities were being scanned by an MRI.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 16 Apr. 2026