An achromatic colour between black and white.
Used in a Sentence
graying
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for graying.
Editorial note
Combined with graying out of comments almost immediately, with the first downvote, this means groupthink is basically encouraged.
Examples17
Definitions4
Parts of speech1
Quick take
An achromatic colour between black and white.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of graying gathered in one view.
An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
A gray wolf
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for graying.
noun
An achromatic colour between black and white.
noun
An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
noun
A gray wolf
noun
A gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
Example sentences
Combined with graying out of comments almost immediately, with the first downvote, this means groupthink is basically encouraged.
UI design concepts such as not graying out things are not tk's invention, neither does tk enforce it.
Firefox have a better approach of keeping black only the main part, and graying out everything else.
But downvote leads to graying-out and disappearance, which is just perfect to induce the hive mind.
Downvoting shouldn't be implemented the way it is, as it does not explain why the comment is downvoted and as it hides the comment by graying it, hiding unpopular opinions most often.
It's not the stress of his job that is graying his hair it is the fact that BO continues to smoke cigarettes.
Sure, I'm a little round in the middle, I'm graying, and I could stand to workout once in a while.
Also note, the graying of your hair or beard isn't necessarily related to thyroid hormone levels, unless the hairs themselves are also becoming very fine.
With an increasingly graying population in the US, rdudekul's hopes...
One thing I don't like: The graying out of comments at 0 and -1.
Edit: Sometimes even resuliting in graying this very comment out.
I'm interested in reading viewpoints that I might not agree with and graying out the comment makes it really hard to do so.
Quote examples
I'm not entirely convinced that population "graying" is as bad as it's made out to be.
For drugs like cocaine and methamphetamine, the "graying" (the loss of the ability to feel pleasure due to dopamine floods) can last for at least a decade.
Well, I take his point, and it is worth making to the [paraphrasing] 'SUV driving graying hipsters who are, despite good intentions, going to Hefty (trash bag) 2/3 of their "haul" '.
Medicine: in a county, or the developed "West", where people by and large don't directly pay for their own medical care, and those who do pay are looking at a rapidly graying population, well, it's a field you ought to run screaming from, unless it's your calling.
Proper noun examples
Graying, of course, can also be related to stress.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use graying in a sentence?
Combined with graying out of comments almost immediately, with the first downvote, this means groupthink is basically encouraged.
What does graying mean?
An achromatic colour between black and white.
What part of speech is graying?
graying is commonly used as noun.