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boostering

boostering is the present participle and gerund of booster.

Meaning of booster

Verb

booster (third-person singular simple present boosters, present participle boostering, simple past and past participle boostered)

  1. (transitive) To give a booster shot to; to boost.
    • "Hey guys, on the first day of our holiday break I tested positive for Covid. I was vaccinated and boostered which made me lucky enough to only have mild symptoms," he wrote beside a photo that showed him sitting alone inside a testing room wearing a mask.2022 January 3, Joelle Goldstein, “Jimmy Fallon Reveals He Tested Positive for COVID: 'I Was Vaccinated and Boostered'”, in People

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Questions about boostering

What is boostering the present participle and gerund of?
Boostering is the present participle and gerund of booster.

Words near boostering in the dictionary

  1. booster seat
  2. booster seats
  3. booster shot
  4. booster shots
  5. boostered
  6. boostering
  7. boosterish
  8. boosterism
  9. boosterisms
  10. boosterist
  11. boosterless

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