Colouring

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1
Alternative spelling of coloring. British, Canada, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
"The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items."
2
the act or process of changing the color of something wordnet
3
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect wordnet
4
a digestible substance used to give color to food wordnet

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of colour form-of, gerund, participle, present

Adjective

1
Of something that provides colour.
"He soon exhausted pleasure, and then reasoned upon it: he soon exhausted it, because he wanted that colouring enthusiasm which creates more than half of what it enjoys;..."

Synonyms

color color coloring coloring colour food color

Example

"Mum bought me some colouring pencils."

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