BLEACHING

/ˈbliːtʃɪŋ/ Scrabble 17 Words With Friends 21

Scrabble letter values: B₃L₁E₁A₁C₃H₄I₁N₁G₂ = 17

Definition

BLEACHING is the present participle of BLEACH.

verb BLEACH: remove color from.

Synonyms of BLEACH: bleach_out, decolor, decolour, decolorize, decolourize, decolorise, decolourise, discolorize

“Once coral bleaching begins, corals tend to continue to bleach even if the stressor is removed.”
“semantically bleached words that have become illocutionary particles”