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whitewashing.

The application of whitewash.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The application of whitewash.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The effacement of errors or bad actions.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
  3. The process of whitewashing, of making over (a person or character, a group, an event, etc) so that it is or seems more white (Caucasian), for example by applying makeup to a person, or by covering over the participation of non-whites in an event and focusing on only white participation.

    countable · derogatory · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From whitewash + -ing.

verb
  1. present participle and gerund of whitewash

    form-of · gerund · participle · present
Where this word comes from

From whitewash + -ing.

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