Greyed

/ɡreɪd/ verb

Definition

Changed to a grey color, or made grey; past tense of the verb 'to grey.'

Etymology

Past tense of 'grey' as a verb, formed regularly by adding '-ed.' The verb 'grey' (or 'gray' in American spelling) means to become or make grey, and has been in use since at least the 16th century.

Kelly Says

The verb 'grey' is interesting because it's almost always used metaphorically in literature—'his hair greyed,' 'her face greyed with fear'—showing how color words aren't just descriptive but can express emotional or temporal change.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
灰色
gre-se
ARالعربية
أغمق
a-gh-maaq
BNবাংলা
ধূসর
dhusor
CACatalà
gris
gris
CSČeština
šedý
she-dy
DADansk
grå
gra
DEDeutsch
graugestrichen
graw-ges-tri-chen
ELΕλληνικά
γκρις
gri-s
ESEspañol
grisáceo
gree-sa-se-o
FAفارسی
خاکستری
kha-k-es-tri
FISuomi
harmaa
har-maa
FRFrançais
grisé
gree-zay
GUGU
ગ્રે
gre
HAHA
grey
grey
HEעברית
אפור
a-por
HIहिन्दी
भूरा
bhoora
HUMagyar
szürke
sür-ke
IDBahasa Indonesia
abu-abu
a-bu-a-bu
IGIG
akwa
ak-wa
ITItaliano
grigiastro
gree-a-stro
JA日本語
灰色になった
gurei i-ni-na-ta
KKKK
ақ
aq
KMKM
ពណ៌ខៀវ
pon kh-i-ev
KO한국어
회색으로 변했다
hoe-saek-eu-ro byeon-haet-da
MRMR
शेळीचा
shel-lee-cha
MSBahasa Melayu
abu-abu
a-bu-a-bu
MYမြန်မာ
ရှိန်းကြောင်း
sh-in-kyaing
NLNederlands
gegrijsd
ge-gree-st
NONorsk
grå
gra
PAPA
ਗਰੀ
gree
PLPolski
szara
szar-a
PTPortuguês
acinzentado
a-sin-zen-ta-do
RORomână
gri
gree
RUРусский
серого цвета
se-ro-go che-lo-ta
SVSvenska
grå
gra
SWKiswahili
kijivu
ki-ji-vu
TAதமிழ்
வெள்ளை
vell-lai
TEతెలుగు
చదునైన
cha-du-nain
THไทย
สีเทา
see-tao
TLTL
grey na
grey na
TRTürkçe
grileşmiş
gree-lesh-miş
UKУкраїнська
сірий
si-riy
URاردو
گُری
goo-ree
VITiếng Việt
màu xám
mau-xam
YOYO
agbada
ag-ba-da
ZH中文
变灰了
biàn huī le
ZUZU
eluhla
e-luh-la

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