Pronunciation spelling of painting.

present participle of paint

(countable) An illustration or artwork done with the use of paint. / (uncountable) The action of applying paint to a surface. / (uncountable) The same activity as an art form.

A painting done with oil paints. / (uncountable) The art of painting with oil paints. / (Britain, humorous, litotes, chiefly in the negative) A physically attractive person.

plural of painting

(derogatory) A painting that is acquired to match a color scheme or furniture.

(Australia, idiomatic) pointless or futile work organised by the government, supposedly to increase employment but in fact merely disguising the unemployment level.

The technique of painting using the fingers instead of a brush. / A painting made using this technique.

present participle of finger paint

A technique for painting metal structures that have many holes or cavities; paint is sprayed through a grid of wires that forms one electrode onto the structure to be painted which forms the other electrode, and to which the paint particles are attracted.