tarnishing
Meaning of tarnishing
verb
- To oxidize or discolor due to oxidation.
Careful storage of silver will prevent it from tarnishing.
- To soil, sully, damage or compromise
He is afraid that he will tarnish his reputation if he disagrees.
- To lose its lustre or attraction; to become dull.
noun
The act by which something is tarnished.
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Hyphenation of tarnishing
tar-nish-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 10 chars.
- tarnishing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
Words that rhyme with tarnishing
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