Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colouring

/ˈkʌl.ɚ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.22 in modern English

Syllables: colour-ing
IPA: /ˈkʌl.ɚ.ɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of coloring.

Canadian usage; British usage; Countable; Uncountable

adj

Of something that provides colour.

verb

present participle and gerund of colour

Example Sentences

"The seven hampers for four boys and three girls were personalised to each patient, including overnight hotel stays, colouring books and self care items."
"In 2008, British health ministers agreed to phase out six artificial food colourings by 2009, while the European Union bans some colourings and requires warning labels on others."
"He soon exhausted pleasure, and then reasoned upon it: he soon exhausted it, because he wanted that colouring enthusiasm which creates more than half of what it enjoys;..."

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈkʌl.ɚ.ɪŋ/
British English: /ˈkʌl.ər.ɪŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

colourings (plural) more colouring (comparative) most colouring (superlative)

Derived Forms

overcolouring pseudocolouring

Synonyms

coloring color colour food coloring food colouring food color food colour

Questions

How do you pronounce colouring?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkʌl.ɚ.ɪŋ/.
What does colouring mean?: Alternative spelling of coloring.

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