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coloring by number

coloring by number is the present participle and gerund of color by number.

Meaning of color by number

Verb

color by number (third-person singular simple present colors by number, present participle coloring by number, simple past and past participle colored by number)

  1. (intransitive) To complete such an exercise; to carry out such a technique by filling in each space with the appropriate color.

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Questions about coloring by number

What is coloring by number the present participle and gerund of?
Coloring by number is the present participle and gerund of color by number.

Words near coloring by number in the dictionary

  1. colorine
  2. colorines
  3. coloring
  4. coloring book
  5. coloring books
  6. coloring by number
  7. coloring in
  8. coloring inside the lines
  9. coloring outside the lines
  10. coloring pencil
  11. coloring pencils

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