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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Labour peer Baroness Theresa Griffin of Princethorpe said she was once left in airport "holding pens" and given colouring pencils while travelling to Strasbourg.
From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026
Production depends on the same painstaking research, writing and colouring, although some images of deities have evolved.
From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026
While the two toured the royal library, schoolchildren created their own minitature books with colouring pencils.
From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025
One of the challenges for food brands reliant on artificial colouring is that many natural food dyes don't necessarily have a long shelf life, says Institute of Food Technologists food scientist Renee Leber.
From BBC • Jul. 24, 2025
“If you believed it impossible to be true,” said Elizabeth, colouring with astonishment and disdain, “I wonder you took the trouble of coming so far. What could your ladyship propose by it?”
From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen
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