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yellow verb1. OE.
[from the adjective.]
verb intrans. Become yellow; esp. fade to a yellow colour. OE.
S. E. White The old piano with the yellowing keys. fig.: Guardian Weekly All that is left is a batch of yellowing declarations of good intentions.
verb trans. Make yellow. L16.
b. Make a yellow admiral of. Nautical slang (now Hist.). M18.