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# dyeing

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

«dyeing» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Changing the colour of something, like hair, cloth or wool, by soaking it in a colouring liquid called dye. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dyeing/#m1)
2. The craft or job of colouring cloth and wool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dyeing/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dyeing/#x1)
- My sister is dyeing her hair blue. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dyeing/#x2)
- In the past, dyeing cloth purple was very expensive. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dyeing/#x3)
- We tried dyeing eggs with onion skins. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dyeing/#x4)
- Wear gloves when dyeing, or your hands will change colour too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dyeing/#x5)
- The factory specialises in dyeing wool. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dyeing/#x6)

### Note

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

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dyeing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dyeing/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dyeing» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dyeing.html) on Mova free.