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coloring

/kˈʌlɝɪŋ/noun3 syllables

Coloring means: a digestible substance used to give color to food.

Synonyms for coloring9

noun, as in a digestible substance used to give color to food

colouring, food coloring, food colouring, food color, food colour

noun, as in a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

color, colour, colouring

noun, as in the act or process of changing the color of something

colouring

also used for coloring

pigment, coloration

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What does coloring mean?3

noun

1

a digestible substance used to give color to food“food color made from vegetable dyes”

2

a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect“a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light”

3

the act or process of changing the color of something

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Coloring in a sentence

  • Her coloring book lay limp, jagged with angular pink scribbles.papabear
  • This drink contains tartrazine, a yellow food coloring.mervert1
  • My daughters are coloring all over the walls.papabear
  • Carmine is a deep red food coloring obtained from an insect called the cochineal.papabear
  • We went back to my place and then we started coloring pictures together.Hybrid
  • Adult coloring books have become popular recently.Hybrid
  • Mennad isn't a fan of coloring books.OsoHombre
  • Have you seen my coloring book?DJ_Saidez

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of coloring

as a noun

plural
colorings