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painting

The correct spelling is painting.

How to pronounce painting

/ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/
verb

IPA: /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. 1.To apply paint to.
  2. 2.To apply in the manner that paint is applied.
  3. 3.To cover (something) with spots of colour, like paint.
  4. 4.To create (an image) with paints.
  5. 5.To practise the art of painting pictures.

noun

  1. 1.An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.
  2. 2.The action of applying paint to a surface.
  3. 3.The same activity as an art form.

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