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Definition of whitten in English: whitten(also witten) noun ˈwɪtn 1Either of two shrubby trees of the genus Viburnum, the guelder rose, Viburnum opulus, and the wayfaring tree, V. lantana. Now English regional (midlands and southern) or historical. 2The rowan or mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia. Compare "whitty". Now English regional (midlands and southern) or historical.
OriginOld English (in an earlier sense). Apparently from white + -ing. Definition of whitten in US English: whitten(also witten) nounˈwɪtn 1Either of two shrubby trees of the genus Viburnum, the guelder rose, Viburnum opulus, and the wayfaring tree, V. lantana. Now English regional (midlands and southern) or historical. 2The rowan or mountain ash, Sorbus aucuparia. Compare "whitty". Now English regional (midlands and southern) or historical.
OriginOld English (in an earlier sense). Apparently from white + -ing. |