colouring
colouring is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, colouring is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofcolouring
- To give something color.
Example: "We could color the walls red."
- To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
Synonyms: "color in"
Example: "My kindergartener loves to color."
- (of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.
Synonyms: blush
Example: "Her face colored as she realized her mistake."
- To affect without completely changing.
Example: "That interpretation certainly colors my perception of the book."
- To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).
Synonyms: call
Example: "Color me confused."
- To assign colors to the vertices of a graph (or the regions of a map) so that no two vertices connected by an edge (regions sharing a border) have the same color.
Example: "Can this graph be 2-colored?"
- An act or process which applies color.
- Any substance used to give color.
Synonyms: pigment
Example: "Our cookies contain no artificial flavorings or colorings."
- The appearance as to color.
Synonyms: coloration
- A disguise or discoloration.
- An assignment of a color to each vertex of a graph such that no two vertices connected by an edge are given the same color.
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