blue-penciling

A form of blue-pencil — To edit, especially to censor, written documents.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of blue-pencil
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APA

blue-penciling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-penciling

MLA

“blue-penciling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-penciling. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue-penciling,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue-penciling.

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