Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gray out

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.45 in modern English

Syllables
gray out
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.

Inflected Forms

grays out (present, singular) graying out (participle, present) grayed out (participle, past) grayed out (past) grey out (alternative)

Phrases

grayed out grayed-out

Frequently Paired Words

grayed out grayed-out

Synonyms

ghost

Questions

What does gray out mean?
To make (a visual element) gray or lighter in colour to indicate that it is disabled or unavailable.

How to pronounce gray out

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