coloring book

noun

: a book of line drawings for coloring (as with crayons)

Examples of coloring book in a Sentence

I bought my son a new coloring book.
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Sleep Token has unveiled a brand new coloring book. — Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 7 Dec. 2025 Not the flashiest little outfits or the newest, most expensive toys, but things that are truly unique and special—a vintage coloring book, maybe, or a one-of-a-kind shirt. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 15 Jan. 2026 With control ceded to the computer clock, the drummer is left filling in the spaces like a kid with a coloring book, straining against the tyranny of the click track in their ears. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 13 Apr. 2026 The younger siblings settled in quickly, nestling on the couch in pajamas to share a bag of Cheetos and opening a coloring book to draw butterflies. — Jack Brook, Fortune, 24 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coloring book

Word History

First Known Use

1849, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coloring book was in 1849

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coloring book

noun
: a book of line drawings for coloring (as with crayons)
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