Also means
to yellow, to go yellow
Usage Note
Ingiallire is an -ire verb meaning to become or turn yellow, used for leaves, paper, teeth, or skin. It typically conjugates with essere in compound tenses when intransitive (le foglie sono ingiallite, the leaves have turned yellow) and with avere when transitive (il sole ha ingiallito le tende, the sun has yellowed the curtains).
Examples
"Le foglie cominciano a ingiallire in autunno."
Natural Translation
The leaves begin to turn yellow in autumn.
Literal Translation
The leaves begin to yellow in autumn.
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