"colouring" meaning in All languages combined

See colouring on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: en-us-colouring.ogg Forms: more colouring [comparative], most colouring [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} colouring (comparative more colouring, superlative most colouring)
  1. Of something that provides colour.
    Sense id: en-colouring-en-adj-hZFdzEvZ

Noun [English]

Audio: en-us-colouring.ogg Forms: colourings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} colouring (countable and uncountable, plural colourings)
  1. (British, Canada) Alternative spelling of coloring Tags: British, Canada, alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: coloring Derived forms: overcolouring, pseudocolouring
    Sense id: en-colouring-en-noun-G77xpu1h Categories (other): British English, Canadian English

Verb [English]

Audio: en-us-colouring.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} colouring
  1. present participle and gerund of colour Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: colour
    Sense id: en-colouring-en-verb-h6LvQgVE Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 23 62 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 19 72 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 13 69

Inflected forms

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