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fonting

fonting is the present participle and gerund of font.

Meaning of font

Verb

font (third-person singular simple present fonts, present participle fonting, simple past and past participle fonted)

  1. (informal, transitive) To overlay (text) on the picture.
    • When figures or quotes are thought helpful to understanding a spot, they're "fonted" over the cover picture.1981, William Safire, On language, page 78

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Questions about fonting

What is fonting the present participle and gerund of?
Fonting is the present participle and gerund of font.

Words near fonting in the dictionary

  1. fontina
  2. fontinal
  3. fontinas
  4. fontinella
  5. fontinellas
  6. fonting
  7. fontless
  8. fontlet
  9. fontlets
  10. fontography
  11. fontolizumab

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