paled

When someone's skin color turns pale, they become very sick or their skin becomes very thin and yellow.

  • She paled when she saw the injury.

  • His skin turned very pale when he was diagnosed with the disease.

Definition of paled

verb

To turn pale; to lose colour.

verb

To become insignificant.

verb

To make pale; to diminish the brightness of.

verb

To enclose with pales, or as if with pales; to encircle or encompass; to fence off.

adjective

Striped.

adjective

Enclosed with a paling.

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Example Sentences for paled

  • 1

    She is still pale and wan from sickness.

  • 2

    Maleficent appears in the form of a tall, slender, pale green skinned woman.

  • 3

    Her pale skin and willowy clothes give her the appearance of a neglected girl.

  • 4

    Her pale skin and willowy clothes give her the appearance of a shy spirit.

  • 5

    He is bleached out, and has pale skin, dry, frizzled, white hair.

  • 6

    He is 6'4 and has sightless blue eyes, pale skin, and strawberry blond hair.

  • 7

    Patrick is pale and raspy.

  • 8

    The patient looked pale.

  • 9

    The patient was pale and wan.

  • 10

    The Moon's Pale Light is Beaming.