colouring
Britishnoun
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the process or art of applying colour
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anything used to give colour, such as dye, paint, etc
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appearance with regard to shade and colour
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arrangements of colours and tones, as in the markings of birds and animals
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the colour of a person's features or complexion
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a false or misleading appearance
Example Sentences
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Inside the Villaviciosa de Odon gymnasium, volunteers tried to keep children occupied with games and colouring activities, while others distributed meals after the evacuees had spent their first night sleeping on cots.
From Barron's ● Jul. 25, 2026
Even as a child colouring with the crayons she loved, she seemed to be doing the wrong thing.
From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026
Unfortunately, the other package has the colouring pencils, and I didn't get that one delivered yet.
From BBC ● May 13, 2026
But she added the "calming and soothing" nature of the game is similar to what she imagined "people get from colouring books or knitting".
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
A green to outshine food colouring and flashing neon lights.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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