blue

/blu/ verb C2

To make or become blue; to turn blue.
To treat the surface of steel so that it is passivated chemically and becomes more resistant to rust. (transitive)
To brighten by treating with blue (laundry aid). (transitive)

He/she/it blues · Past blued · Past participle blued · -ing form blueing

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Verb forms

Base form: blue
He/she/it: blues
Past: blued
Past participle: blued
-ing form: blueing

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When all the sky is clear and blue,

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 1 · C1

And be the sky's blue looking-glass;

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 2 · C1

Up in the air so blue?

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 10 · C1

And the blue even slowly falls

A Child's Garden of Verses, p. 18 · C1

Other matches

blue Of a blue hue. A1
blue The colour of the clear sky or the deep sea A1
blue To spend C2

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