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coloring

[ kuhl-er-ing ]

noun

  1. the act or method of applying color.
  2. appearance as to color:

    healthy coloring.

  3. a substance used to color something:

    food coloring made from vegetable dyes.

  4. aspect or tone:

    The ethical coloring of the story balanced the rawness of its language.

  5. specious appearance; show.


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Other Words From

  • non·color·ing adjective noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of coloring1

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; color, -ing 1

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Example Sentences

“Simple joys of life—hugging, kissing, coloring—they have been taken away,” she says.

A conservative coloring book publisher is out with a new title imagining the tea party heartthrob as a bona fide superhero.

But it gets way more attention for its political coloring materials for small children.

Last year, the St. Louis-based publisher Really Big Coloring Books released a Ted Cruz coloring book.

Really Big Coloring Books has also published titles such as Superheroes of the Bible and Fairies & Princesses.

Gunn possessed a purple complexion which attained to full vigor of coloring in the nasal region.

The rich dark coloring is the pledge of your safety—better there than darkening your own brains.

She had the same clear coloring as her cousin, and now this freshness deserted her cheeks, and her pretty face became quite pale.

She was very handsome, with a certain fine, rich coloring that belongs to the healthy brune type.

Her eyes were violether lashes and brows dark, like Hesters, which gave her a most remarkable contrast of coloring.

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