coloring

adjectivenounverbattested in dialogue

United States

That colors something.

adjective

1
That colors something.
2
figurativeThat conveys or imparts color.

noun

1
An act or process which applies color.
2
Any substance used to give color.
Our cookies contain no artificial flavorings or colorings.
The Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration announced on Tuesday a series of measures to phase out eight artificial food dyes and colorings from America's food supply by the end of next year. […] The proposal also outlined a commitment for companies to supply food for school lunches that does not include artificial dyes or coloring.
3
The appearance as to color.
The Rolands, both U.S.-educated lawyers with faculty positions in the national law school, are olive skinned, with the coloring of some Italians or Sephardic Jews.
4
A disguise or discoloration.
5
An assignment of a color to each vertex of a graph, usually such that no two vertices connected by an edge are given the same color.

verb

1
Also a form of colorpresent participle and gerund of color

Forms

plural: colorings
comparative: more coloring
superlative: most coloring

Colorado · Places in North America: A major river of western North…colored · Having a color.colorful · Possessing prominent and varied colors.

coloring · That colors something.

colossal · Extremely large or on a great scale.colour · Commonwealth and Ireland standard spelling of color.coloured · British standard spelling of colored.

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