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shade

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The meaning (definition) of the word shade

to add dark color to parts of a drawing

The word shade used in a sentence

“I like to shade the picture with dark pencil marks.”

Words that mean the same as shade (synonyms)

darken

Words that mean the opposite of shade (antonyms)

lighten

How the word shade is said around the world

Frenchombrer (ohn-BRAY)
Spanishsombrear (sohm-bray-AHR)
Mandarin涂阴影 (too yin ying)
Hindiछायांकन करना (CHAH-yahn-kun KUR-nah)
Arabicالظل (ahth-THEELL)
Russianзаштриховывать (zah-shtree-KHOH-vi-vaht)
Portuguese (EU)sombrear (sohm-bree-AHR)
Portuguese (BR)sombrear (sohm-breh-AHR)
Japanese影をつける (kah-GEH oh tsu-keh-ru)
Germanschattieren (shah-TEE-ren)
Urduسایہ (SAH-yah)
Punjabiਛਾਂ (kyahn)
Korean어둡게 칠하다 (uh-doop-GEH cheel-hah-dah)
Hebrewלְהַצְלִיל (leh-hahts-LEEL)
Greekσκιάζω (skee-AH-zoh)
Dutcharceren (ar-SAY-ruhn)
Tagaloglilim (LEE-leem)
Vietnamesetô bóng (toh BAWNG)
Turkishgölgelendirmek (gerl-geh-len-deer-MEK)
Persianسایه زدن (sah-YEH za-DAN)
Polishcieniować (chyeh-nyoh-VAHCH)
Ukrainianштрихувати (shtree-khoo-VAH-tee)
Bengaliছায়া (chah)
Swedishskugga (SKU-gah)
Italianombreggiare (ohm-brej-JAH-ray)

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