"greening" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/
Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} greening (not comparable)
  1. Becoming green in colour. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-greening-en-adj-upkGBBs6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 92 2 2 3 1 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 87 4 3 5 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 91 3 3 3 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/ Forms: greenings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} greening (plural greenings)
  1. The process of becoming green.
    Sense id: en-greening-en-noun-rCHBM53b
  2. (obsolete) A type of pear. Tags: obsolete Synonyms (pear): greening-pear
    Sense id: en-greening-en-noun-CezYan~v Disambiguation of 'pear': 0 100 0
  3. A type of apple that is green when ripe.
    Sense id: en-greening-en-noun-IQu2TJHr
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: citrus greening, greening pit, greening weed

Verb

IPA: /ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} greening
  1. present participle and gerund of green Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: green
    Sense id: en-greening-en-verb-yCMgGVPb

Inflected forms

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  "lang_code": "en",
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    }
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "greening pit"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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    }
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          "ref": "1816, John Keats, Sleep and Poetry:",
          "text": "the tender greening of April meadows",
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        }
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        "A type of pear."
      ],
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        "(obsolete) A type of pear."
      ],
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          "sense": "pear",
          "word": "greening-pear"
        }
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        "A type of apple that is green when ripe."
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        "Becoming green in colour."
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    },
    {
      "word": "greening pit"
    },
    {
      "word": "greening weed"
    }
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    }
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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        "The process of becoming green."
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        "A type of pear."
      ],
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      ],
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        "obsolete"
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    },
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        "A type of apple that is green when ripe."
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/"
    }
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    }
  ],
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        "Becoming green in colour."
      ],
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  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/"
    }
  ],
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