colouring (noun)

  • 1colouring — (US coloring) ► NOUN 1) the process or art of applying colour. 2) visual appearance with regard to colour. 3) the natural hues of a person s skin, hair, and eyes. 4) a substance used to colour something, especially food …

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  • 2colouring material — noun any material used for its color she used a different color for the trim • Syn: ↑coloring material, ↑color, ↑colour • Derivationally related forms: ↑colour (for: ↑colour), ↑ …

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  • 3colouring */ — UK [ˈkʌlərɪŋ] / US noun Word forms colouring : singular colouring plural colourings 1) a) [uncountable] the colour of someone s hair, skin, and eyes She has the same colouring as her brother. b) the colours of an object, animal, or plant the… …

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  • 4colouring — (BrE) (AmE coloring) noun ADJECTIVE ▪ natural ▪ dark ▪ hair VERB + COLOURING/COLORING ▪ have ▪ …

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  • 5colouring — BrE coloring AmE noun 1 food colouring a substance used to give a particular colour to food 2 (U) the colour of someone s skin, hair, and eyes: Mandy has her mother s fair coloring. 3 (U) the colours of an animal, bird, or plant: The black and… …

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  • 6colouring — /ˈkʌlərɪŋ/ (say kuluhring) noun 1. the act or method of applying colour. 2. appearance as to colour. 3. characteristic aspect or tone. 4. specious appearance; show. 5. a substance used to colour something. –phrase 6. colouring in, the activity of …

  • 7colouring — [ˈkʌlərɪŋ] noun 1) [U] the colour of something, especially someone s hair, skin, and eyes 2) [C/U] a substance that you add to change the colour of food food colouring[/ex] …

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  • 8colouring — (US coloring) noun 1》 the process or art of applying colour. 2》 visual appearance with regard to colour.     ↘the natural hues of a person s skin, hair, and eyes. 3》 a substance used to colour something, especially food …

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  • 9colouring-in book — /kʌlərɪŋ ˈɪn bʊk/ (say kuluhring in book) noun a book of outline designs or drawings for children to colour in. Also, coloring in book …

  • 10food colouring — noun a digestible substance used to give color to food food color made from vegetable dyes • Syn: ↑coloring, ↑colouring, ↑food coloring, ↑food color, ↑food colour • Derivationally related forms: ↑colour …

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