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The correct spelling is bleaching.
How to pronounce bleaching
verb
IPA: /ˈbliːtʃɪŋ/
Say it like: Blee-chi-ng
The correct spelling is bleaching. To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair). For example: "Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed."
Usage Examples
“Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed.”
“semantically bleached words that have become illocutionary particles”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To treat with bleach, especially so as to whiten (fabric, paper, etc.) or lighten (hair).
- 2.To be whitened or lightened (by the sun, for example).
- 3.(of corals) to lose color due to stress-induced expulsion of symbiotic unicellular algae.
- 4.To make meaningless; to divest of meaning; to make empty.
noun
- 1.The process of removing stains or of whitening fabrics, especially by the use of chemical agents.
- 2.The loss or removal of part of the (semantic, grammatical, etc) content or a word or morpheme.
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