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grayed

The correct spelling is grayed.

How to pronounce grayed

verb

IPA: /ɡɹeɪd/

Say it like: Gra-yed

The correct spelling is grayed. To become gray. For example: "My hair is beginning to gray."

Usage Examples

My hair is beginning to gray.

the graying of America

Definition

verb

  1. 1.To become gray.
  2. 2.To cause to become gray.
  3. 3.To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
  4. 4.To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.

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