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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