purpling
- adjective
- /ˈpɜrplɪŋ/
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púrpura
- The sunset painted the sky with a stunning purpling hue, blending shades of violet and lavender.
Examples
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The artist chose purpling shades for the canvas, capturing the essence of twilight beautifully.
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We've got these beautiful beans that are purple in color, but you could eat them whole.
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There's this purple thing creeping up onto the control line.
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It actually gets deeper, deeper purple as the as the weather gets cooler.
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Thin smoke, like a bluish purple smoke like a genie.
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And it could be just because our weather has been so mild that they all are so vibrant purple and they bloomed beautifully.
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I never thought like a deep bruised looking purple could deepen up a warm smoky eye, but it's literally doing the trick.
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A young girl holding a toy, wearing fishnets, restraints and the padlock with bruised purple and blue eyes.
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A young girl holding a toy, wearing fishnets, restraints and the padlock with bruised purple and blue eyes.
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As autumn approached, the leaves began their purpling transformation, creating a picturesque landscape.
Synonyms
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2.9
A color that is a little red and a little blue
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3.8
A color that is a mix of red and blue
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9.5
Having a purple or violet color
Having a slight purple color
Having a slight purple color
A light color with a small touch of violet
A purple color with a little blue mixed in
Purple with a touch of blue
Having a purple color, often on the skin
How Purple
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Purpling is made from purple + -ing, and purple once named a rich, deep color produced by a dye from a sea snail. So purpling describes something 'having a purple or purplish color' or 'showing purple'.