painting

/หˆpeษชn.tษชล‹/

IPA: /P EY1 N T IH0 NG/

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.

    โ€œto paint a portrait or a landscapeโ€

  5. 5

    To practise the art of painting pictures.

    โ€œI've been painting since I was a young child.โ€

  6. 6

    To draw an element in a graphical user interface.

  7. 7

    To depict or portray.

    โ€œShe sued the author of the biography, claiming it painted her as a duplicitous fraud.โ€

  8. 8

    To color one's face by way of beautifying it.

  9. 9

    To direct a radar beam toward.

    โ€œ"We'll paint the target for the flyboys," the JTAC said.โ€

noun
  1. 1

    An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint.

    โ€œThe Mona Lisa is one of the most famous paintings.โ€

  2. 2

    The action of applying paint to a surface.

    โ€œThe outside of the old house would benefit from some painting.โ€

  3. 3

    The same activity as an art form.

    โ€œSome artists, like Michelangelo, excel in both painting and sculpture.โ€

Synonyms

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/paint, https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/painting