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🖍️ A colored stick 🖍️ To draw with wax
to crayon

to crayon

1 3.9
To draw or color using a wax stick
  • verb
  • /ˈkreɪ.ɒn/
translation icon : dibujar con crayones
  • As I sipped the beer, I looked at the huge murals James Thurber had crayoned on the walls.
  • crayoned a picture

Examples

  • The children crayoned colorful drawings of their favorite animals during art class.

  • She crayoned a vibrant sunset on the large sheet of paper for her school project.

  • Recently, she crayoned a picture of a slice of pizza with golden wings, headed in the direction of a large black shape.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Stella, her face looking up at his face, hands him the sheaf of crayoned paper.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • "Don't Be Scarred" was crayoned on top.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • He crayons a minute more, then hands the folded paper to me.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • He sat quietly, crayoning a detailed map of the treasure hunt for his friends.

Synonyms

to write
vsto crayon
∞ 1.0

Put letters and words onto a surface using a pen or keyboard

also covers drawing and tracing, not only making written words
to draw
vsto crayon
939 1.0

Make a picture with a pen or pencil

is the same pictorial action but specifically with wax sticks
to chalk
vsto crayon
51 2.5

To write or draw on a surface with a soft stick

uses a solid wax stick giving a different texture and finish
to pencil
vsto crayon
13 1.0

To write or draw with a thin wooden tool that has a graphite tip

produces thicker waxy marks rather than thin erasable lines
to color in
vsto crayon
  • US
7 1.4

To fill parts of a picture with crayons or paint

focuses on marking broadly, not only filling enclosed areas
to scribe
vsto crayon
3 7.4

To mark a surface with a sharp point or write something carefully by hand

uses a blunt coloring stick for softer, colored marks instead of incising
penciled
vsto crayon
  • US
1.3

Written or drawn with a tool that leaves grey marks on paper

is made with a waxy stick producing stronger visible color
to Sharpie
vsto crayon
  • Informal
4.8

To mark something with a permanent marker pen

is for drawing or writing with colored wax sticks, not permanent ink

Idioms

not the sharpest crayon in the box
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A person who is not very quick to understand things

Compounds

crayon license
  • Baby Talk
8.4

A playful certificate that teachers give young children to show they can use crayons

meat crayon
  • Slang
9.9

A sausage or sandwich made from processed meat and called jokingly

wax crayon
1.0

A small stick of colored wax used for drawing or coloring by children

How Neat

to trace
14 2.7
to draw
939 1.0
to crayon
1 3.9
to scribble
55 3.5

Surface Forms

crayon infinitive
crayoned past
crayoned past participle
crayoning present participle
crayons third person singular

Etymology

Crayon as a verb comes from the noun crayon, which comes from craie meaning 'chalk', so to crayon something is simply to draw or color it with that stick.