dyeing

«dyeing» in Mova's school dictionary: Changing the colour of something, like hair, cloth or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

verb (present participle of dye: dye, dyes, dyed, dyeing); noun (dyeing, uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) Changing the colour of something, like hair, cloth or wool, by soaking it in a colouring liquid called dye. tree →

2) The craft or job of colouring cloth and wool. tree →

sense in the lessons

In art, D&T and history lessons, dyeing cloth with plants like onion skins or beetroot; in everyday life, dyeing hair or Easter eggs; phrases: «tie-dyeing», «dyeing my hair», «dyeing eggs».

examples

• We are dyeing T-shirts with tie-dye in art club. tree →
• My sister is dyeing her hair blue. tree →
• In the past, dyeing cloth purple was very expensive. tree →
• We tried dyeing eggs with onion skins. tree →
• Wear gloves when dyeing, or your hands will change colour too. tree →
• The factory specialises in dyeing wool. tree →

note

Spelling trap: dye → dyeing (keeps the e) vs die → dying (end of life). «Dyeing my hair» is colouring; «dying» means about to die.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dyeing» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.