colouring
/ˈkʌlərɪŋ/noun
उच्चारण कलरिंग
रंग (खाने में डाला जाने वाला), खाद्य रंग
Core word
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a substance that is used to give a particular colour to food
रंग (खाने में डाला जाने वाला), खाद्य रंग
- This sweet contains no artificial colouring.
- red food colouring
- The cake contains natural colouring from beetroot.
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- Add a drop of green colouring to the icing.
- Some sweets sold in the market have harmful colouring.
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the colour of a person's skin, eyes and hair
(त्वचा, आँखों और बालों का) रंग-रूप
- Radhika has her mother's colouring.
- The child has her father's dark colouring and curly hair.
- Her dark colouring comes from her grandmother.
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- People with fair colouring should use sunscreen.
- He has his uncle's colouring, with brown eyes and black hair.
Synonyms complexion
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the colours that exist in something, especially an animal or a plant
रंगत, रंग-योजना
- The tiger's colouring helps it hide in tall grass.
- The bird's bright colouring warns predators that it is poisonous.
- The parrot's bright colouring makes it easy to spot.
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- Autumn colouring on the maple leaves is a lovely sight.
- The butterfly's colouring helps it blend with the flowers.
Synonyms markings coloration
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the activity of putting colours on pictures with crayons, pencils and so on
रंग भरना, रंगाई
- The children enjoyed the colouring competition.
- a colouring book
- The little girl spent the afternoon colouring in her book.
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- Colouring is a good way for young children to improve hand control.
- The school ran a colouring contest for the primary section.
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colouring (uncountable) = substance
In the sense of a dye or tint, colouring is uncountable and often comes after food or hair.
रंजक या रंग के अर्थ में 'colouring' uncountable है और प्रायः food या hair के बाद आता है।
- The sweets contain artificial colouring.
- Add a few drops of red food colouring to the mixture.
colouring = natural colours of a person or animal
Here colouring describes the natural shades of skin, hair, eyes or feathers, and takes no plural s.
यहाँ 'colouring' त्वचा, बाल, आँखों या पंखों के प्राकृतिक रंगों को बताता है, और इसमें plural s नहीं लगता।
- The bird's colouring helps it hide among the leaves.
- She has fair colouring and dark hair.
colouring book / colouring pencils
As a modifier, colouring refers to the activity of filling pictures with colour.
Modifier के रूप में 'colouring' चित्रों में रंग भरने की गतिविधि का संकेत देता है।
- The little girl was busy with her colouring book.
- Hand over the colouring pencils to the children.
the colouring of sth
Followed by of, it describes how the colours are arranged on something.
'Of' के साथ यह बताता है कि किसी वस्तु पर रंग किस प्रकार हैं।
- The colouring of the peacock's tail is remarkable.
colouring = act of colouring
The word can also name the activity of adding colour to a drawing, and then it takes no article.
यह शब्द चित्र में रंग भरने की क्रिया का नाम भी हो सकता है; तब इसके साथ article नहीं आता।
- Colouring helps small children to control their fingers.
- The art teacher set colouring as homework.
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type + colouring
foodhairnaturalartificialprotective
- The label says the juice has no artificial colouring.
adjective + colouring
richpaledarkstrikingdelicate
- The valley is famous for the rich colouring of its autumn leaves.
colouring + noun
bookpencilspagescompetitionkit
- The school held a colouring competition on Children's Day.
verb + colouring
adduseavoidinheritmatch
- Many parents avoid food with strong colouring.
colouring + of
of the feathersof the leavesof the skinof the fur
- The colouring of the leaves changes in autumn.
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- The chef used saffron for the natural colouring of the rice.
रसोइये ने चावल के प्राकृतिक रंग के लिए केसर का प्रयोग किया।
- Radhika's fair colouring and dark eyes reminded everyone of her mother.
राधिका का गोरा रंग और काली आँखें सबको उसकी माँ की याद दिलाती थीं।
- Chameleons change their colouring to match the branch.
गिरगिट डाल से मेल खाने के लिए अपना रंग बदल लेते हैं।
- The packet of colouring pencils cost fifty rupees.
रंगीन पेंसिलों के पैकेट की कीमत पचास रुपये थी।
- The government has banned some harmful colouring in street food.
सरकार ने सड़क किनारे के खाने में कुछ हानिकारक रंगों पर रोक लगा दी है।
- The label on the sweets lists every colouring used in them.
मिठाइयों के लेबल पर उनमें प्रयुक्त हर रंग की सूची दी गई है।