Meaning of painting In English

• 0 a picture made using paint:

  • The walls are covered in oil paintings.

  • an exhibition of 19th-century French painting

  • We were taught painting and drawing at art college.

  • When we bought the house, we had to do a lot of painting and redecorating.

• 1 a picture created by putting paint on a surface, or the activity or skill of creating pictures by using paint:

  • [ C ] oil paintings

  • [ U ] In later years, he took up painting as a hobby.