coloring Syllabification: (col·or·ing)Pronunciation: /ˈkələriNG/ (British colouring)Translate coloring | into French | into Spanish Definition of coloring noun 1the process or skill of applying a substance to something so as to change its original color. the process of filling in a particular shape or outline with crayons: [as modifier]:a coloring book 2visual appearance with regard to color, in particular. the arrangement of colors and markings on an animal. the natural hues of a person’s skin, hair, and eyes:her fair coloring the pervading character or tone of something:the comments give a distinctly more ideological coloring to research conclusions 3a substance used to give a particular color to something, especially food. coloring in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of coloring in the British & World English dictionary