- 1[intransitive, transitive] to put color on something using paint, colored pencils, etc. The children love to draw and color. a coloring book (= with pictures that you can add color to) color something How long have you been coloring (= dyeing) your hair? color something + adj. He drew a monster and colored it green.
of face - 2[intransitive] color (at something) (formal) (of a person or their face) to become red with embarrassment synonym blush She colored at his remarks.
- 3[transitive] color something to affect something, especially in a negative way This incident colored her whole life. Don't let your judgment be colored by personal feelings. Phrasal Verbscolor in
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verbNAmE//ˈkʌlər//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they color (Canadian English usually)colour he / she / it colors (Canadian English usually)colours past simple colored (Canadian English usually)coloured -ing form coloring (Canadian English usually)colouringCheck pronunciation: color