how to pronounce ashen

/ˈæʃ.ən/

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ashen is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of ashen in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… he was ashen-faced and had these huge …”

meanings of ashen

adjective:

Of or resembling ashes.
Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
Ash-colored; pale; anemic, anaemic.

verb:

To turn into ash; make or become ashy.
To make or become pale.

ashen frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word ashen occurs in english on average 0.8 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics ashen can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that ashen can be often used in the following areas:

1) life, nature, and living environment;