Synonyms for coloring


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuhl-er-ing
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkʌl ər ɪŋ


Définition of coloring

Origin :
  • late 14c., "action of applying color," noun of action from color (v.). Figurative use by 1540s. Meaning "way something is colored" is early 15c. Coloring book is from 1931.
  • noun coloration
Example sentences :
  • "I thought I would come and tell you," said Halbert, coloring a little.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • "And have left her no other resource," said Harry, coloring still more.
  • Extract from : « Malbone » by Thomas Wentworth Higginson
  • The purpose of coloring it has not been disclosed by the manufacturers.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • There were rather glaring errors in it of draughtsmanship and coloring.
  • Extract from : « Four Girls and a Compact » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
  • "Then you have been told very falsely," said Leonard, coloring.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • As she had said, it was her coloring that was extraordinary.
  • Extract from : « Louisiana Lou » by William West Winter
  • As picture teaches the coloring, so sculpture the anatomy of form.
  • Extract from : « Essays, First Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • This color is used for coloring soups, sauces and sometimes jellies.
  • Extract from : « Desserts and Salads » by Gesine Lemcke
  • His figure, his features, his coloring were all good, yet they were in no way remarkable.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • The girl was beautiful; eyes, hair, teeth, coloring—all enticed him as man.
  • Extract from : « Melomaniacs » by James Huneker

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