Ashen
adjective
Very pale with shock, fear, or illness.
His face turned ashen when he heard the bad news.
Often appears as...
- turn ashen
- an ashen face
adjective
Referring to the pale-gray color of ash.
The ashen shades of the room gave it a calm and soothing atmosphere.
Often appears as...
- ashen skies
- ashen clothes
adjective
Very pale with shock, fear, or illness.
His face turned ashen when he heard the bad news.
Often appears as...
- turn ashen
- an ashen face
adjective
Referring to the pale-gray color of ash.
The ashen shades of the room gave it a calm and soothing atmosphere.
Often appears as...
- ashen skies
- ashen clothes
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Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Use 'ashen' to describe a person's face showing deep distress or shock.
After witnessing the accident, her expression was ashen.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Fear
'Ashen' can indicate severe illness or exhaustion, not just fear.
Recovering in the hospital bed, his complexion appeared ashen.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
'Ashen' can be used metaphorically to suggest that something is lifeless or dead.
The forest, once vibrant, was now an ashen wasteland.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Use 'ashen' to describe a person's face showing deep distress or shock.
After witnessing the accident, her expression was ashen.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Fear
'Ashen' can indicate severe illness or exhaustion, not just fear.
Recovering in the hospital bed, his complexion appeared ashen.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
'Ashen' can be used metaphorically to suggest that something is lifeless or dead.
The forest, once vibrant, was now an ashen wasteland.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Impact
Use 'ashen' to describe a person's face showing deep distress or shock.
After witnessing the accident, her expression was ashen.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Fear
'Ashen' can indicate severe illness or exhaustion, not just fear.
Recovering in the hospital bed, his complexion appeared ashen.
Pro Tip 3/3Figurative Use
'Ashen' can be used metaphorically to suggest that something is lifeless or dead.
The forest, once vibrant, was now an ashen wasteland.
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Video examples
What makes tuberculosis...
to the kidneys and intestines, causing abdominal pain; and to the brain, causing headaches and even impaired consciousness. These symptoms produce the classic image of weight loss, a hacking, bloody cough, and ashen skin.
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Shark Attack! PIPE National...
waiting obviously he's not dead but he's in trouble he's in real trouble I just remembered his little voice saying hang in there don't pass out he looked ashen he looked terrified he looked in shock wasn't screaming just
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What makes tuberculosis...
to the kidneys and intestines, causing abdominal pain; and to the brain, causing headaches and even impaired consciousness. These symptoms produce the classic image of weight loss, a hacking, bloody cough, and ashen skin.
Video examples
Shark Attack! PIPE National...
waiting obviously he's not dead but he's in trouble he's in real trouble I just remembered his little voice saying hang in there don't pass out he looked ashen he looked terrified he looked in shock wasn't screaming just
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