colouring incoloring inn.

Brit.

/ˌkʌlərɪŋ ˈɪn/, U.S.

/ˌkələrɪŋ ˈɪn/, Australian English

/ˌkʌlərɪŋ ˈɪn/, New Zealand English

/ˌkʌlərɪŋ ˈɪn/

Forms: see colouring n. and in adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: colouring n., in adv.

Etymology: < colouring n. + in adv., after to colour in (see colour v. 2e). With colouring-in book compare earlier colouring book n. at colouring n. Compounds.

British, Australian, and New Zealand.

The action of filling in an outline drawing with colour using pens, crayons, etc., esp. as done by a child. Cf. colour v. 2e.

ΚΠ

1978 D. McAlpine in B. O’Rourke & J. Clough Early Childhood N.Z. 144/2 People at kindergarten doing some colouring in or doing puzzles.

1985 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 16 June The activity book, for young children through to adolescence, is an assortment of coloring-in, word jumbles, crosswords, quizzes, and games.

1998 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 11 Feb. 29 I did a quick survey of passing children and it seems colouring in is a major component of beginning year homework for students of all ages.

2002 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Sept. 25/1 Indeed, there are a number of objectives for which I'd prescribe a spot of colouring in. It develops children's hand-eye coordination and fine motor control.

Compounds

General attributive, as colouring-in book, colouring-in pencil, etc.

ΚΠ

1985 Sunday Mail (Queensland) 16 June 33/1 The coloring-in book, supported by a cassette, is aimed at children up to eight years of age.

1992 F. Williams Motel View (1993) 19 Naylor Island began here with a colouring-in competition my sister Sarah and I entered when I was about six.

1996 Big Issue 2 Sept. 27/2 A project evolved to draw a colouring-in book for the children of Southern Africa.

2006 G. Malkani Londonstani ii. 17 My playschool teacher moved me up from crayons to colouring-in pencils.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	colouring in
释义	colouring incoloring inn. Brit. /ˌkʌlərɪŋ ˈɪn/, U.S. /ˌkələrɪŋ ˈɪn/, Australian English /ˌkʌlərɪŋ ˈɪn/, New Zealand English /ˌkʌlərɪŋ ˈɪn/ Forms: see colouring n. and in adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: colouring n., in adv. Etymology: < colouring n. + in adv., after to colour in (see colour v. 2e). With colouring-in book compare earlier colouring book n. at colouring n. Compounds. British, Australian, and New Zealand. The action of filling in an outline drawing with colour using pens, crayons, etc., esp. as done by a child. Cf. colour v. 2e. ΚΠ 1978 D. McAlpine in B. O’Rourke & J. Clough Early Childhood N.Z. 144/2 People at kindergarten doing some colouring in or doing puzzles. 1985 Sunday Mail (Queensland) (Nexis) 16 June The activity book, for young children through to adolescence, is an assortment of coloring-in, word jumbles, crosswords, quizzes, and games. 1998 Daily Tel. (Sydney) (Nexis) 11 Feb. 29 I did a quick survey of passing children and it seems colouring in is a major component of beginning year homework for students of all ages. 2002 Times Educ. Suppl. 27 Sept. 25/1 Indeed, there are a number of objectives for which I'd prescribe a spot of colouring in. It develops children's hand-eye coordination and fine motor control. Compounds General attributive, as colouring-in book, colouring-in pencil, etc. ΚΠ 1985 Sunday Mail (Queensland) 16 June 33/1 The coloring-in book, supported by a cassette, is aimed at children up to eight years of age. 1992 F. Williams Motel View (1993) 19 Naylor Island began here with a colouring-in competition my sister Sarah and I entered when I was about six. 1996 Big Issue 2 Sept. 27/2 A project evolved to draw a colouring-in book for the children of Southern Africa. 2006 G. Malkani Londonstani ii. 17 My playschool teacher moved me up from crayons to colouring-in pencils. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1978
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