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COLOURING

(noun, verb)

Definitions

There are 9 meanings of the word Colouring.

How to pronounce colouring:

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Colouring - as a noun

A digestible substance used to give color to food

Example: "Food color made from vegetable dyes"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
coloring11food colorfood coloringfood colourfood colouring

A visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect

Example: "A white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light"

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
color7coloring11colour8
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
visual property
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

The act or process of changing the color of something

Synonyms (Exact Relations)
coloring11
Hypernyms (Closely Related)
change of color
Hyponyms (Broadly Related)

Colouring - as a verb

To give something color.

Example: "We could color the walls red."

To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.

Example: "My kindergartener loves to color."

(of a person or their face) to become red through increased blood flow.

Example: "Her face colored as she realized her mistake."

To affect without completely changing.

Example: "That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book."

To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).

Example: "Color me confused."

To assign colors to the vertices of a graph (or the regions of a map) so that no two vertices connected by an edge (regions sharing a border) have the same color.

Example: "Can this graph be 2-colored?"

Example Sentences

"She enjoyed doing colouring activities as a child."
"He bought a new colouring book for his daughter."
"The colouring of the sky during the sunset was breathtaking."
"Please bring your own colouring materials to the art class."
"The children were focused and quiet while they were engaged in colouring."
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Word Game Points

Is COLOURING a valid Scrabble word?
Yes, colouring is valid for both Scrabble US and EU
US/CA Valid UK/EU Valid

COLOURING has a SCRABBLE points total of 12.

Is COLOURING a valid Words With Friends word?
Yes, colouring is valid for Words With Friends
Valid Word
COLOURING has a WORDS WITH FRIENDS points total of 17.

Is COLOURING a valid WordFeud word?
Yes, colouring is valid for WordFeud
Valid Word
COLOURING has a WORDFEUD points total of 15.

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