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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The Smithsonian exhibit contains a number of items from Arete and a watercolor painting of the ship.
—
George Petras, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The lady next door to Mr. Griffin stopped to visit me one day and saw the painting on my wall.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The museum ended up posting a picture of the art on its social media in order to identify the artist and then her painting was eventually auctioned off by the gallery.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Over 1,000 paintings were salvaged from the fire, according to El País’ Miguel Ángel García Vega.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
The stamp art will feature a digital painting of Aaron as a member of the Braves.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
The exhibition’s 10 chapters play out in dedicated installations, with the first inspired by the splendor of Venice’s Scuola Grande di San Rocco, which houses the finest of Tintoretto’s paintings.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
As a tour guide lectures on Caravaggio’s David With the Head of Goliath, Tom Ripley drifts toward the painting.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Her paintings of enlarged flowers and New Mexico landscapes are on display at her namesake museum, which also tells the story of her life.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
George Petras, USA TODAY, 11 Apr. 2024
The lady next door to Mr. Griffin stopped to visit me one day and saw the painting on my wall.
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The museum ended up posting a picture of the art on its social media in order to identify the artist and then her painting was eventually auctioned off by the gallery.
—Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Over 1,000 paintings were salvaged from the fire, according to El País’ Miguel Ángel García Vega.
—Ella Feldman, Smithsonian Magazine, 9 Apr. 2024
The stamp art will feature a digital painting of Aaron as a member of the Braves.
—Lucia Suarez Sang, CBS News, 9 Apr. 2024
The exhibition’s 10 chapters play out in dedicated installations, with the first inspired by the splendor of Venice’s Scuola Grande di San Rocco, which houses the finest of Tintoretto’s paintings.
—Tiziana Cardini, Vogue, 5 Apr. 2024
As a tour guide lectures on Caravaggio’s David With the Head of Goliath, Tom Ripley drifts toward the painting.
—Judy Berman, TIME, 4 Apr. 2024
Her paintings of enlarged flowers and New Mexico landscapes are on display at her namesake museum, which also tells the story of her life.
—Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 29 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'painting.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Dictionary Entries Near painting
Cite this Entry
“Painting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/painting. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share