1
: a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing
2
: a crayon drawing
crayoned; crayoning; crayons
: to draw with a crayon
Examples of crayon in a Sentence
Noun
The drawing is done in crayon.
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What Does Spoiled Olive Oil Taste and Smell Like
Olive oil that has gone bad typically smells like crayons or wet cardboard and can have a bitter or sour taste.
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Noun
Chubby like a crayon and equally buildable and blendable, Shadow Sticks make creating an eye look as easy as can be.
—Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
What Does Spoiled Olive Oil Taste and Smell Like
Olive oil that has gone bad typically smells like crayons or wet cardboard and can have a bitter or sour taste.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
Children tape crayoned train drawings to the corridor walls and make soap artwork on the windows.
—Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
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“Crayon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/crayon. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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crayon
1 of 2 noun
cray·on
ˈkrā-ˌän 
-ən;
ˈkran
: a stick of white or colored chalk or of colored wax used for writing or drawing
crayon
2 of 2 verb
: to draw or color with a crayon
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