1
: a product of painting
especially
: a work produced through the art of painting
2
: the art or occupation of painting
Examples of painting in a Sentence
They hung the painting in the living room.
The woman in that painting is my grandmother.
I like painting more than sculpture.
He is studying abstract painting.
She wants to devote all her time to painting.
The room is ready for painting.
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Munch was much more than just that painting, though many of his works explore despair, depression and anxiety.
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
In 2021, Walshe pleaded guilty to a federal art fraud scheme involving the sale of two fake Andy Warhol paintings.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Observation of the natural world was key to Dutch painting, whether in still-life, landscape or portraiture.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Afterwards normal home construction — like interior designing, windows, flooring, painting and more — can take place.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 3 Aug. 2025
In 2021, Walshe pleaded guilty to a federal art fraud scheme involving the sale of two fake Andy Warhol paintings.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
Observation of the natural world was key to Dutch painting, whether in still-life, landscape or portraiture.
—Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Afterwards normal home construction — like interior designing, windows, flooring, painting and more — can take place.
—Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 1 Aug. 2025
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“Painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painting. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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