greening

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/ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/

noun

The process of becoming green.

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greening-pearrejuvenation
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Meanings

greening1

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of green
noungreening (plural greenings)

plural greenings

  1. The process of becoming green.

    the tender greening of April meadows

    1816, John Keats, Sleep and Poetry
  2. obsoleteA type of pear.

    Synonyms: greening-pear

  3. A type of apple that is green when ripe.
adjectivegreening (not comparable)
  1. not comparableBecoming green in colour.

Greening2

proper nounGreening (plural Greenings)

plural Greenings

  1. A surname.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of pear.

Similar
greening-pear

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe phenomenon of vitality and freshness being restored

Similar
rejuvenation
Broader
organic phenomenon
Also see
ecologizationrejuvenation

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with greening

cleaningmeaningscreeningleaningweaningpreeninggleaningoverweening
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Cite this entry
APA

greening. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greening

MLA

“greening.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greening. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “greening,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/greening.

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