painting

PAY-ning/ˈpeɪ.nɪŋ/PAYN-ting/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/

Pluralpaintings

4 meanings of painting

1
picturenouncountable
A picture made by putting paint on paper, canvas, or another surface.
Like a drawing, but made with paint instead of pencil.
She hung a small painting above the fireplace.
The museum displayed paintings from several centuries.
UsageSay a painting by the artist and of the thing it shows.
Similarpicture, canvas, artwork
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2
art formnoununcountable
The art of making pictures with paint, as a skill or hobby.
Like music or dancing, but you make art using paint.
She studied painting at art school for four years.
Painting demands a strong sense of color and composition.
UsageSay she studies painting, with no a or the.
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3
doing it nowverb
Present participle of paint. Use it with "is" or "was" for an action going on, or alone to name the action.
She is painting a portrait of her grandmother.
They were painting the barn red all afternoon.
UsageSay painting the fence. Only the noun uses of: the painting of the fence.
4
coating jobnoununcountable
The act of putting paint onto a wall, surface, or object.
Like coloring a wall with a brush instead of a crayon.
The painting of the fence took us two full days.
Careful painting around the windows kept the glass clean.
UsageOften the painting of something: the painting of the house.
Similardecorating, coating

painting is a form of paint

paint, verb: To cover a surface or object with paint using a brush, roller, or spray. Full entry

Forms: paintpaints he/she/itpainting -ing formpainted past tense, past participle
Spelling: paint → painting: add -ing

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Origin

This word comes from "paint" plus the ending "-ing."

Checked 6 Nov 2026 · 1 fact

Painting is formed from paint plus the suffix -ing. en.wiktionary.org