Meaning & use
crayoned
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“crayoned” is a form of “crayon”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive or intransitive
drew or colored something using a crayon, especially as a child or in art class.
Grammar: Can take an object (crayoned a picture) or stand alone (sat and crayoned quietly).
Patterns
- crayon something
- crayon on something
- crayon something in
- crayon with something
She crayoned a bright red house on the back of the envelope.
The children crayoned quietly while the teacher read aloud.
He had crayoned his name in big letters across the top of the page.
adjectivebefore a noun
colored or drawn with a crayon rather than paint or ink.
Grammar: Used before a noun, as in a crayoned drawing; it describes the picture, not the person.
Patterns
- crayoned drawing
- crayoned picture
- crayoned name
A crayoned drawing of our family was stuck to the fridge.
The wall was covered with crayoned stars and moons.
Word forms
| third person singular | crayons |
|---|---|
| past tense | crayoned |
| past participle | crayoned |
| -ing form | crayoning |
Common combinations
- crayoned picture
- She gave her grandmother a crayoned picture of a cat.
- crayoned all over something
- The toddler had crayoned all over the kitchen table.
- neatly crayoned
- His name was neatly crayoned at the top of the sheet.
- crayoned in
- The map was crayoned in with blue for the sea.
- sit and crayon
- The kids sat and crayoned while we waited for the bus.
Synonyms and how they differ
- colored
- More general: it can mean colored with anything, while crayoned says specifically that a crayon was used.
- drawn
- Focuses on the lines and shapes made, not on the tool, so a drawn picture could be in pencil or ink.
- scribbled
- Suggests quick, untidy marks; crayoned is neutral and can describe careful work too.
Word family
- crayon noun
- A colored stick of wax used for drawing.
- crayoning noun
- The activity of drawing with crayons.
Commonly confused: crayoned or crowned?
crayoned vs crowned
Sounds similar in fast speech, but crowned means given a crown or a title, and has nothing to do with drawing.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'crayoned' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Crayoned' takes the thing you draw as its direct object, so 'crayoned a picture' is right. The other options add prepositions that the verb does not take in this meaning.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “crayoned”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.