bolstering
bolstering is the present participle and gerund of bolster.
Meaning of bolster
Verb
bolster (third-person singular simple present bolsters, present participle bolstering, simple past and past participle bolstered)
- To brace, reinforce, secure, or support.
- Puget also teamed up with Matt Hyde (Deftones, Slayer) to co-produce the record, which was another smart move: Together, the pair ensures that AFI (The Blood Album)'s arrangements are streamlined, but bolstered by just the right amount of atmospheric texture.2017 January 20, Annie Zaleski, “AFI sounds refreshed and rejuvenated on its 10th album, AFI (The Blood Album)”, in The Onion AV Club
Noun
bolstering (plural bolsterings)
- The act by which something is bolstered; support.
Forms of bolstering
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Phrases with bolstering
Questions about bolstering
- What does bolstering mean?
- Bolstering means the act by which something is bolstered; support.
- What is bolstering the present participle and gerund of?
- Bolstering is the present participle and gerund of bolster.
- What part of speech is bolstering?
- Bolstering is a noun.
- What is the plural of bolstering?
- The plural of bolstering is bolsterings.
Words near bolstering in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bolstering (page history and authors); bolster (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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