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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Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The room has craft tables and reading nooks and is stocked with games, crayons, and books.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
Mark Orwoll, Travel + Leisure, 18 July 2023
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Noun
So the insecurities weighing on 12-year-old outfielder Laurie (Rosie Foss) manifest as a heavy gray blob (Jo Firestone) hanging off her shoulders, while the daydreams of 10-year-old Ira (Dorien Watson), a teammate’s little brother, appear as superhero cartoons scribbled in childlike crayon.
—Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Feb. 2025
The room has craft tables and reading nooks and is stocked with games, crayons, and books.
—Denny Lee, Travel + Leisure, 27 Jan. 2025
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 27 Feb. 2025.
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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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