Overview of noun blackening

The noun blackening has 1 sense

• blackening, darkening -- (changing to a darker color)

Overview of verb blacken

The verb blacken has 2 senses

• blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black -- (make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened")


• char, blacken, sear, scorch -- (burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color; "The cook blackened the chicken breast"; "The fire charred the ceiling above the mantelpiece"; "the flames scorched the ceiling")