# greening

Pronunciation: say "GREE-ning" /ˈɡɹiːnɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The process by which something turns or comes to be green in color.
   - Simple: The way something slowly turns green over time.
   - _The spring greening of the valley transformed the landscape within weeks._
   - _Botanists tracked the gradual greening of the seedlings as they matured._
4. A variety of apple whose skin remains green when fully ripe.
   - Simple: A kind of apple that stays green even when it is fully ripe.
   - _The orchard's greenings were perfect for the fall pie-baking season._
   - _He bit into a greening, surprised by how tart the apple was._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of green. — present participle and gerund of green
   - Simple: Present participle of green. Use this form for an action happening right now.
   - _The council is greening the downtown core with hundreds of new trees._
   - _Greening the supply chain reduced the company's overall emissions._

## Adjective

3. Turning or coming to be green in color.
   - Simple: Turning green in color, the way leaves do in early spring.
   - _The greening hillsides signaled the start of the rainy season._
   - _Photographers flocked to capture the greening landscape of early April._

## Noun

5. A variety of pear once commonly cultivated. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: A type of pear that people grew and ate in earlier times.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/greening (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).