color in

verb

To add colors to a black-and-white drawing, using colored drawing equipment.

Meanings

verbcolor in (third-person singular simple present colors in, present participle coloring in, simple past and past participle colored in)

present singular third person colors in · participle present coloring in · participle past colored in · past colored in · alternative colour in

  1. transitiveTo add colors to a black-and-white drawing, using colored drawing equipment.

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

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Chicago

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