coloring Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a digestible substance used to give color to food
   food coloring; food colouring; food colour; colouring; food color.
   
   • food color made from vegetable dyes
2. noun a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
   color; colour; colouring.
   
   • a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
3. noun the act or process of changing the color of something
   colouring.
   
4. verb add color to
   color in; colorise; color; colour; colour in; colourise; colourize; colorize.
   
   • The child colored the drawings
   • Fall colored the trees
   • colorize black and white film
5. verb affect as in thought or feeling
   color; colour; tinge; distort.
   
   • My personal feelings color my judgment in this case
   • The sadness tinged his life
6. verb modify or bias
   color; colour.
   
   • His political ideas color his lectures
7. verb decorate with colors
   color; colour; emblazon.
   
   • color the walls with paint in warm tones
8. verb give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
   color; colour; gloss.
   
   • color a lie
9. verb change color, often in an undesired manner
   color; discolor; colour; discolour.
   
   • The shirts discolored

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