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buoying

buoying is the present participle and gerund of buoy.

Meaning of buoy

Verb

buoy (third-person singular simple present buoys, present participle buoying, simple past and past participle buoyed)

  1. (transitive) To keep afloat or aloft; used with up.
  2. (transitive) To support or maintain at a high level.
    • “My Heart Will Go On” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 on Feb. 28, 1998, buoying the Titanic soundtrack’s 16-week run atop the Billboard 200.2017 May 18, Mickey Rapkin, “The Oral History of Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart Will Go On’: Controversies, Doubts & ‘Belly Pains’ In the Studio”, in Billboard
  3. (transitive) To mark with a buoy.
    • to buoy an anchor; to buoy or buoy off a channel
  4. To maintain or enhance enthusiasm or confidence; to lift the spirits of.
    • Buoyed by the huge success, they announced two other projects.

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Questions about buoying

What is buoying the present participle and gerund of?
Buoying is the present participle and gerund of buoy.

Words near buoying in the dictionary

  1. buoyant
  2. buoyantly
  3. buoyantness
  4. buoyed
  5. buoyed up
  6. buoying
  7. buoying up
  8. buoyless
  9. buoylike
  10. buoys
  11. buoys up

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