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becolouring

becolouring is the present participle and gerund of becolour.

Meaning of becolour

Verb

becolour (third-person singular simple present becolours, present participle becolouring, simple past and past participle becoloured)

  1. (transitive) To impart colour to; mark with colour; colour all over.
    • Bring the wine (of love), wherewith we may becolour the garment of hypocrisy (borrowed, illusory, centreless existence); For, we are intoxicated with the cup of pride; and (with us only) the name of sensibleness — is.1891, Hāfiz, The Dīvān - Volume 1 - Page 143
    Synonyms:
    behue

Questions about becolouring

What is becolouring the present participle and gerund of?
Becolouring is the present participle and gerund of becolour.

Words near becolouring in the dictionary

  1. becolored
  2. becoloring
  3. becolors
  4. becolour
  5. becoloured
  6. becolouring
  7. becolours
  8. become
  9. become of
  10. become one flesh
  11. become one with one's inner self

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