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shading
[ shey-ding ]
/ ˈʃeɪ dɪŋ /
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noun
a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.
the act of a person or thing that shades.
the representation of the different values of color or light and dark in a painting or drawing.
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Words nearby shading
shade-grown, shades, shades of, shade tree, shadfly, shading, shadkhan, shadoof, shadow, shadow ban, shadow bands
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British Dictionary definitions for shading
shading
/ (ˈʃeɪdɪŋ) /
noun
the graded areas of tone, lines, dots, etc, indicating light and dark in a painting or drawing
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