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paintin'

paintin' is the pronunciation spelling of painting.

Meaning of painting

Noun

painting (countable and uncountable, plural paintings)

  1. (countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
    • The Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.
  2. (uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface.
    • The outside of the old house would benefit from some painting.
  3. (uncountable) The same activity as an art form.
    • Some artists, like Michelangelo, excel in both painting and sculpture.

Questions about paintin'

What is paintin' the pronunciation spelling of?
Paintin' is the pronunciation spelling of painting.

Words near paintin' in the dictionary

  1. paintery
  2. paintest
  3. painteth
  4. paintier
  5. paintiest
  6. paintin'
  7. paintiness
  8. painting
  9. painting a rosy picture
  10. painting by numbers
  11. painting down

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paintin' (page history and authors); painting (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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