gray
verb/ɡreɪ/
/ɡreɪ/
(US English) (also grey especially in British English)
[intransitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they gray | /ɡreɪ/ /ɡreɪ/ |
| he / she / it grays | /ɡreɪz/ /ɡreɪz/ |
| past simple grayed | /ɡreɪd/ /ɡreɪd/ |
| past participle grayed | /ɡreɪd/ /ɡreɪd/ |
| -ing form graying | /ˈɡreɪɪŋ/ /ˈɡreɪɪŋ/ |
- (of hair) to become gray
- His hair was graying at the sides.
- a tall woman with graying hair
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