colouring Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a digestible substance used to give color to food
   food coloring; food colouring; food colour; coloring; 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; coloring.
   
   • a white color is made up of many different wavelengths of light
3. noun the act or process of changing the color of something
   coloring.
   
4. verb modify or bias
   color; colour.
   
   • His political ideas color his lectures
5. verb decorate with colors
   color; colour; emblazon.
   
   • color the walls with paint in warm tones
6. verb give a deceptive explanation or excuse for
   color; colour; gloss.
   
   • color a lie
7. 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
8. 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
9. verb change color, often in an undesired manner
   color; discolor; colour; discolour.
   
   • The shirts discolored

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