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      shading
      noun
      a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
      graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
      Synonyms for shading
      darkeningnshadowingnobumbrationnovercloudingv
      Words related to shading
      countershadingshadedadjinumbratevovershadeshadowinessnchiaroscuristunshadedadjblendingncrosshatchingnumbriferousadjcrosshatchedadjunshadowedadjumbraticadjumbratedshadowedadjumbratiletintsnobumbratevtintingncolorationnshadernchiaroscuronstipplevembrownvretintshadowsnundertintcoloringnhalftonesnshadesn

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