yellow out
yellow out · yellows out · yellowed out · yellowing out
To become thoroughly yellow, such as drying tobacco leaves, ripening fruit or aging…To become thoroughly yellow, such as drying tobacco leaves, ripening fruit or aging newspaper.
» The yellow fever broke out badly in the place, and both husband and child died of it.
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3 senses(intransitive, literally, transitive)To become thoroughly yellow, such as drying tobacco leaves, ripening fruit or aging newspaper.
(intransitive, slang)To chicken out.
(transitive)To highlight (something) in yellow.
Examples
1 sentencesThe yellow fever broke out badly in the place, and both husband and child died of it.
Forms
yellows out, yellowing out, yellowed out, yellowed out| Base form | yellow out · to yellow out |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | yellows out |
| Present participle | yellowing out |
| Past simple | yellowed out |
| Past participle | yellowed out |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbs- yellow upTo become or make (something) yellow, such as a material aging, a plant leaf or fruit ripening or developing a rust disease.
- yellow offTo stop maturing prematurely and also usually die off.
- yellow outTo become thoroughly yellow, such as drying tobacco leaves, ripening fruit or aging newspaper.
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb