blacking Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a substance used to produce a shiny protective surface on footwear
    shoe polish.
  2. verb make or become black
    melanize; black; blacken; melanise; nigrify.
    • The smoke blackened the ceiling
    • The ceiling blackened

WordNet

Black"ing noun
Definitions
  1. Any preparation for making things black; esp. one for giving a black luster to boots and shoes, or to stoves.
  2. The act or process of making black.

Webster 1913