painting
noun /ˈpeɪn.tɪŋ/
/-t̬ɪŋ/ Definition
A2 [C or U] a picture made using paint: The walls are covered in oil paintings. an exhibition of 19th-century French paintingPictures A2 [U] the skill or activity of making a picture or putting paint on a wall: We were taught painting and drawing at art college. When we bought the house, we had to do a lot of painting and redecorating.Painting, drawing and printingInterior decoration
(Definition of painting noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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