grayout
noun
variants:
or less commonly greyout
plural grayouts
also greyouts
Definition of grayout
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a transient dimming or haziness of vision resulting from temporary impairment of cerebral circulation
gray out
verb
variants:
or less commonly grey out
grayed out
also greyed out;
graying out
also greying out;
grays out
also greys out
Definition of gray out (Entry 2 of 2)
: to experience a grayout
She cut her head, bloodied her nose … and had actually grayed out for a few moments with shock.— Stephen King
: to cause (something or someone) to appear gray or grayish
"In terms of what shows up on the public website, we will be greying out faces and licence plates for now."— Jesse Zeman
specifically
: to cause (an element of a computer interface, webpage, etc.) to appear gray or grayish (as to indicate that its function is unavailable or already used)
Similarly, the visual signal of graying out a headline to remind readers they've already read it needs to work across devices. — Ken Doctor
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