How Do You Spell GRAYED?

Pronunciation: [ɡɹˈe͡ɪd] (IPA)

The spelling of the word "grayed" refers to the past tense of the verb "to gray," which means to become or make something gray in color. In IPA phonetic transcription, this word is pronounced /ɡreɪd/, with the stress on the first syllable. The diphthong "ay" represents the long "a" sound, while the final "ed" is pronounced as the past tense marker for regular verbs, with a separate syllabic sound /d/. This spelling follows the conventions of English orthography, which often uses the letter "e" to create a long vowel sound in a syllable before the final consonant sound.

GRAYED Meaning and Definition

1. Grayed is the past participle and past tense form of the verb "gray." It is typically used to describe the action of turning, or causing something to turn, gray in color. The term "grayed" is commonly encountered in the context of discussing changes in color, particularly in reference to hair, fabrics, or surfaces that have lost their original hue and have taken on a grayish tone.

   When something is grayed, it means that it has undergone a process of graying, resulting in a diminished or muted color appearance. This alteration in color can occur naturally over time as a result of aging, such as when hair gradually turns gray or when a once vibrant object loses its pigmentation. Additionally, external factors like exposure to sunlight, environmental pollutants, or chemical treatments can also contribute to the graying of objects or materials.

   In a broader sense, the term "grayed" can also be used metaphorically, suggesting a loss of vitality, energy, or liveliness. It can imply the dulling or fading of something that was once vibrant or animated, such as grayed memories or grayed ambitions. This figurative usage portrays the idea of diminished intensity, as if the object or concept has lost its original allure or significance.

Common Misspellings for GRAYED

• grred
• tryed
• grabeed
• graabed
• dryed
• graid
• gramd
• greared
• pryed
• bryed
• grabed
• crahed
• grased
• srayed
• graped
• greaded
• prayyed
• trayed
• guared
• creayed
• grawled
• guraded
• gradded
• graud
• gruaded
• exrayed
• graned
• grumed
• treyed
• cryed
• garated
• triyed
• groaped
• geraed
• graffed
• grayt
• guraged
• graged
• treayed
• graed
• arayes
• grared
• grafed
• graye
• grayerd
• grayeed
• gayed
• erayed
• glayed
• grpye
• gueyed
• wraye
• araye
• xrayd
• grsfed
• herayed
• rpyed
• greyeed
• Graycey
• Krahed
• glayded
• arayedd
• ralyed
• Grayheade
• Grayley
• Grayal
• Icayed
• Gerahed
• greyied
• greyyd
• graumed

Similar spelling words for GRAYED

• greedy,
• Grote,
• grazed,
• Brayed,
• grad,
• grayer,
• grate,
• greed,
• grid,
• grade,
• grayest,
• grode,
• great,
• groat,
• Grady,
• frayed,
• x-rayed,
• Greta,
• graded,
• Grated,
• grado,
• Graced.

Conjugate verb Grayed

CONDITIONAL

I would gray

we would gray

you would gray

he/she/it would gray

they would gray

FUTURE

I will gray

we will gray

you will gray

he/she/it will gray

they will gray

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have grayed

we will have grayed

you will have grayed

he/she/it will have grayed

they will have grayed

PAST

I grayed

we grayed

you grayed

he/she/it grayed

they grayed

PAST PERFECT

I had grayed

we had grayed

you had grayed

he/she/it had grayed

they had grayed

PRESENT

I gray

we gray

you gray

he/she/it grays

they gray

PRESENT PERFECT

I have grayed

we have grayed

you have grayed

he/she/it has grayed

they have grayed

I am graying

we are graying

you are graying

he/she/it is graying

they are graying

I was graying

we were graying

you were graying

he/she/it was graying

they were graying

I will be graying

we will be graying

you will be graying

he/she/it will be graying

they will be graying

I have been graying

we have been graying

you have been graying

he/she/it has been graying

they have been graying

I had been graying

we had been graying

you had been graying

he/she/it had been graying

they had been graying

I will have been graying

we will have been graying

you will have been graying

he/she/it will have been graying

they will have been graying

I would have grayed

we would have grayed

you would have grayed

he/she/it would have grayed

they would have grayed

I would be graying

we would be graying

you would be graying

he/she/it would be graying

they would be graying

I would have been graying

we would have been graying

you would have been graying

he/she/it would have been graying

they would have been graying