- present participle of brown.
browning
Example Sentences
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Brook trout abundance was not affected by freshwater browning.
From Science Daily • Jun. 21, 2026
The powder clings beautifully to potatoes before roasting, the dried dairy helping to encourage browning while the herbs perfume every bite.
From Salon • Jun. 2, 2026
And browning, as we know, is one of flavor’s favorite party tricks.
From Salon • Mar. 11, 2026
The sight of browning, fallow land where prized wine grapes were grown has become more frequent.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025
Over the lintel was affixed the ancient dragon’s skull, its browning sockets gazing down the corridor.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
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