Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun blacking
1 sense of blacking
Sense 1
shoe polish, blacking -- (a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear)
=> polish -- (a preparation used in polishing)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb black
1 sense of black
Sense 1
blacken, melanize, melanise, nigrify, black -- (make or become black; "The smoke blackened the ceiling"; "The ceiling blackened")
=> discolor, discolour, colour, color -- (change color, often in an undesired manner; "The shirts discolored")