coloring
pronunciation
How to pronounce coloring in British English:
UK [ˈkʌlərɪŋ]
How to pronounce coloring in American English:
US [ ˈkʌlərɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- a digestible substance used to give color to food
- a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
- the act or process of changing the color of something
Word Origin
- coloring (n.)
- late 14c., "action of applying color," noun of action from color (v.). Figurative use by 1540s. Meaning "way something is colored" is early 15c. Coloring book is from 1931.
Example
- 1. 2 Or 3 drops red food coloring
- 2. But you need to start with a coloring strategy and stick with it .
- 3. All skin , without coloring , would appear creamy white .
- 4. The quick fix : dump some food coloring into the tank and see if thecolor reaches the floor .
- 5. Once the sketch is finalized , the design moved to the next stage of inking the line work and then coloring the character .