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colouring en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ/ (UK)
  • /ˈkʌl.ɚ.ɪŋ/ (US)

Meanings

  1. Of something that provides colour.
    • He soon exhausted pleasure, and then reasoned upon it: he soon exhausted it, because he wanted that colouring enthusiasm which creates more than half of what it enjoys;... 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XII, in Romance and Reality. […], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 168:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more colouring Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most colouring Degree=Sup lexicographic

colouring en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ/ (UK)
  • /ˈkʌl.ɚ.ɪŋ/ (US)

Meanings

  1. (Canada, UK, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable) Alternative spelling of coloring.
    alt of coloring
    • In 2008, British health ministers agreed to phase out six artificial food colourings by 2009, while the European Union bans some colourings and requires warning labels on others. 2025 April 22, Madeline Halpert, “Kennedy announces ban on artificial dyes in food and drinks”, in BBC:
    • The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items. 2024 December 23, “Cancer survivor makes hampers for young patients”, in BBC:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
colourings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

pseudocolouring · overcolouring

colouring en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ/ (UK)
  • /ˈkʌl.ɚ.ɪŋ/ (US)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of colour
    form of colour