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Can tarnish be used as an adjective?
Included below are past participle and present participle forms for the verb tarnish which may be used as adjectives within certain contexts. Discolored or blemished. (figuratively, by extension, of one’s reputation, name or word) Sullied or dishonored.
DID is a verb or adjective?
As detailed above, ‘did’ is a verb.
Do verb examples?
When do is used as a main verb, it can refer to any kind of activity.
- Do your homework.
- He does his work diligently.
- He did his job well.
- I do my homework in the evening.
- Who did this?
- I have cooked the meals, and I will do the dishes now.
What is tarnishing and examples?
Tarnish is defined as to spoil or to discolor the surface of a piece of metal. An example of to tarnish is to expose silver to sulfur and air. Being in the ground for so long tarnished the old coins.
What is the meaning of the word tarnish?
Definition of tarnish. (Entry 1 of 2) transitive verb. 1 : to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil, stain. 2a : to detract from the good quality of : vitiate his fine dreams now slightly tarnished. b : to bring disgrace on : sully the scandal has tarnished his reputation. intransitive verb. : to become tarnished.
What does it mean to tarnish someone’s reputation or image?
If you say that something tarnishes someone’s reputation or image, you mean that it causes people to have a worse opinion of them than they would otherwise have had. The affair could tarnish the reputation of the senator. He says he wants to improve the tarnished image of his country.
What does tarnish look like on a ring?
…its brown surfaces of tarnished brass. Tarnish is a substance which forms on the surface of some metals and which stains them or causes them to lose their brightness. The tarnish lay thick on the inside of the ring.
How does silver tarnish easily?
Silver tarnishes easily. Some foods will tarnish silver. His actions tarnished [= sullied] the family’s good name. The scandal tarnished his reputation.