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The correct spelling is painting.
How to pronounce painting
/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/
verbIPA: /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/
Say it like: Pay-nti-ng
The correct spelling is painting. To apply paint to. For example: "to paint a portrait or a landscape"
Usage Examples
“to paint a portrait or a landscape”
“I've been painting since I was a young child.”
“She sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To apply paint to.
- 2.To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
- 3.To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
- 4.To create (an image) with paints.
- 5.To practise the art of painting pictures.
noun
- 1.An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
- 2.The action of applying paint to a surface.
- 3.The same activity as an art form.
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