"blacking" in the noun sense
1. shoe polish, blacking
a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
"blacking" in the verb sense
1. blacken, melanize, melanise, black
make or become black
"The smoke blackened the ceiling"
"The ceiling blackened"
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