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The correct spelling is colored.
How to pronounce colored
/ˈkʌləɹd/
verbIPA: /ˈkʌləɹd/
Say it like: Col-ore-d
The correct spelling is colored. To give something color. For example: "We could color the walls red."
Usage Examples
“We could color the walls red.”
“My kindergartener loves to color.”
“Her face colored as she realized her mistake.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To give something color.
- 2.To apply colors to the areas within the boundaries of a line drawing using colored markers or crayons.
- 3.(of a person or their face) To become red through increased blood flow.
- 4.To affect without completely changing.
- 5.To attribute a quality to; to portray (as).
noun
- 1.A colored person.
- 2.(laundry) A colored article of clothing.
adjective
- 1.Having a color.
- 2.Having a particular color or kind of color.
- 3.Having prominent colors; colorful.
- 4.Influenced pervasively but subtly.
- 5.Of skin color other than white; in particular, black.
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