1. substances used to give color to something, especially food or other materials
2. the natural colors or appearance of something
3. particular ways of presenting or interpreting something
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The cake recipe calls for natural food colorings instead of artificial ones.
• She avoided products with artificial colorings and preservatives.
• The bird’s bright colorings help it attract mates during breeding season.
• The autumn leaves displayed beautiful colorings of red and gold.
• Different news sources gave different colorings to the same story.
• His account had suspicious colorings that made us doubt its accuracy.
• The artist mixed various colorings to create the perfect shade of blue.