yellow up

verb

To become or make (something) yellow, such as a material aging, a plant leaf or fruit ripening or developing a rust disease.

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Meanings

verbyellow up (third-person singular simple present yellows up, present participle yellowing up, simple past and past participle yellowed up)

present singular third person yellows up · participle present yellowing up · participle past yellowed up · past yellowed up

  1. intransitiveliterallytransitiveTo become or make (something) yellow, such as a material aging, a plant leaf or fruit ripening or developing a rust disease.
  2. intransitivetransitiveTo put on yellowface; to imitate or pretend to be of East Asian descent.
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APA

yellow up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20up

MLA

“yellow up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “yellow up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/yellow%20up.

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