yellow
/ˈjɛloʊ/ verb C2- To become yellow or yellower.
- To make (something) yellow or yellower.
- To promote (a captain) to flag rank without command of a squadron, ending his career; to make him a yellow admiral.
He/she/it yellows · Past yellowed · Past participle yellowed · -ing form yellowing
Verb forms
- Base form
- yellow
- He/she/it
- yellows
- Past
- yellowed
- Past participle
- yellowed
- -ing form
- yellowing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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A BIRDIE with a yellow bill
Some yellow and some red.
The stone, with the white and the yellow and grey,
“He has not eaten,” said Baloo, with a grunt of relief, as soon as he saw the beautifully mottled brown and yellow jacket.
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