dyeing

American  

[dahy-ing] / ˈdaɪ ɪŋ /

noun

1. process of coloring fibers, yarns, or fabrics.

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dyeing British  

/ ˈdaɪɪŋ /

noun

1. the process or industry of colouring yarns, fabric, etc

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Etymology

Origin of dyeing

before 1000; Middle English; Old English dēagunge. See dye, -ing ¹

Example Sentences

Dyeing poison frogs, Dendrobates tinctorius, have been shown to tap their posterior toes in response to a range of prey sizes, from small fruit flies to large crickets.

From Science Daily • May 28, 2024

Dyeing water blood-red might seem a little on the nose by comparison, but that’s the point.

From Washington Post • Oct. 8, 2022

Since then, former workers say, almost no one has been able to find a job in another garment factory, not once potential employers find out they used to work at Dacca Dyeing.

From Slate • Dec. 15, 2016

Two years earlier, another factory near the school, Anlima Yarn Dyeing, was fined for dumping untreated waste, even though it had a functioning effluent treatment plant.

From New York Times • Jul. 15, 2013

They all wore handkerchiefs or printed Bombay Dyeing hand towels on their heads to stave off the sun.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy