airbrushing
airbrushing is the present participle and gerund of airbrush.
Meaning of airbrush
Verb
airbrush (third-person singular simple present airbrushes, present participle airbrushing, simple past and past participle airbrushed)
- To paint using an airbrush.
- To touch up or enhance a photograph or person, often with intent to mislead.
- This photo has definitely been airbrushed; no one has skin this smooth.
- To edit or alter something in order to make it appear better.
- They'd spent one evening together sixteen months ago, and Falk was acutely aware that he'd probably airbrushed and edited at least some of it without meaning to.2022, Jane Harper, Exiles, page 287
Noun
airbrushing (countable and uncountable, plural airbrushings)
- The use of an airbrush; work done with an airbrush.
Forms of airbrushing
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Questions about airbrushing
- What does airbrushing mean?
- Airbrushing means the use of an airbrush; work done with an airbrush.
- What is airbrushing the present participle and gerund of?
- Airbrushing is the present participle and gerund of airbrush.
- What part of speech is airbrushing?
- Airbrushing is a noun.
- What is the plural of airbrushing?
- The plural of airbrushing is airbrushings.
Words near airbrushing in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: airbrushing (page history and authors); airbrush (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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