Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yellow up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.68 in modern English

Syllables
yel-low up
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To become or make (something) yellow, such as a material aging, a plant leaf or fruit ripening or developing a rust disease.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To put on yellowface; to imitate or pretend to be of East Asian descent.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

Usage

Inflected Forms

yellows up (present, singular) yellowing up (participle, present) yellowed up (participle, past) yellowed up (past)

Questions

What does yellow up mean?
To become or make (something) yellow, such as a material aging, a plant leaf or fruit ripening or developing a rust disease.

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