# coloring

Pronunciation: say "KUL-er-ing" US/UK /ˈkʌl.əɹ.ɪŋ/, AUS /ˈkʰɐɫ.ɐɹ.ɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A substance added to impart color to food, fabric, or other materials.
   - Simple: Something you add to give color to food, drinks, or other things.
   - _Manufacturers often use natural coloring derived from beets and turmeric._
   - _The artificial coloring in the drink was banned in several countries._
2. The act or process of applying color to something.
   - Simple: The act of putting color onto a surface or object.
   - _The coloring of the manuscript's initials was painstaking work._
   - _Industrial coloring of textiles relies on large dyeing vats._
3. The natural color and shading shown by a person, animal, or thing.
   - Simple: The natural colors that a person, animal, or plant has.
   - _The fox's reddish coloring blends well with autumn leaves._
   - _His pale coloring suggested he had been ill for weeks._
7. A misleading appearance put on something, or an unwanted change from the normal color.
   - Simple: A false look that hides the truth, or a change in normal color.
   - _The report had a coloring of objectivity that disguised its bias._
   - _A faint brown coloring had crept across the marble over the years._

## Verb

4. Present participle and gerund of color. — present participle and gerund of color
   - Simple: Present participle of color. Use this form for color being added right now or as an action word.
   - _He spent the evening coloring the maps for his project._
   - _They were coloring the eggs when the phone rang._

## Adjective

5. Having the function of adding or imparting color to something.
   - Simple: That gives or adds color to another thing.
   - _The coloring compound binds to the fibers during the dyeing process._
   - _Each coloring additive must be approved before use in food._
6. Lending vividness, character, or a particular slant to how something is perceived.
   - Simple: That adds feeling, tone, or character to something.
   - _The author's coloring asides give the memoir its warm, personal feel._
   - _A few coloring phrases turned the plain account into a vivid tale._

## Other meanings

- (noun) An assignment of a color to each vertex of a graph, typically so that no two vertices joined by an edge share the same color.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/coloring (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).