coloring
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1.3
- noun
- /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/
- US
- Do you wanna see my coloring book?
- coloring with crayons
- coloring activity
- hair coloring
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Watch on YouTubeSome hobbies that I love doing is painting or coloring or drawing.
- Some hobbies that I love doing is painting or coloring or drawing.
- What we're bringing in around April is a part coloring tool.
Examples
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Look at how pretty the coloring is on this one.
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You have trouble coloring inside the lines.
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Just finish your coloring book and go back to sleep.
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I'll take this home, my kids love coloring between the lines on these.
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I'm gonna get her some coloring books.
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Children sense that coloring and the use of crayons are a creative experience.
Academic text (1994) -
Nina's children, Sophie and Paul, were sitting at the kitchen table coloring in a book.
Fiction book (2002) -
A window seat at a bow window was completely covered with children's coloring books and crayons.
Fiction book (1990) -
The question for study was, do primary-aged children value crayons and coloring exercises as positive creative experiences?
Academic text (1994) -
The boys sit at the table with our mother, coloring on sheets of construction paper.
Synonyms
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5.2
Natural color of skin, hair, or leaves caused by pigments
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3.7
The process of making a mark or color change on a surface like wood
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2.8
Changing the color of fabric or hair using dye permanently
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4.0
An act of adding a small amount of color to hair or windows
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5.5
The way an artist chooses and uses colors in a work
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3.7
A process in which something becomes a different color
Compounds
- Baby Talk
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1.0
A book with simple line drawings for children to color with crayons or pencils
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Etymology
Coloring is made from color plus the -ing ending, which turns a verb into the action of doing it. So coloring means the act or process of putting colour on something, much like 'painting'.