grey
verb/ɡreɪ/
/ɡreɪ/
(US English usually gray)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they grey | /ɡreɪ/ /ɡreɪ/ |
| he / she / it greys | /ɡreɪz/ /ɡreɪz/ |
| past simple greyed | /ɡreɪd/ /ɡreɪd/ |
| past participle greyed | /ɡreɪd/ /ɡreɪd/ |
| -ing form greying | /ˈɡreɪɪŋ/ /ˈɡreɪɪŋ/ |
- (of hair) to become grey
- His hair was greying at the sides.
- a tall woman with greying hair
Word OriginOld English grǣg, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch grauw and German grau.Want to learn more?
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