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muscling

muscling is the present participle and gerund of muscle.

Noun

muscling (uncountable)

  1. muscles in the body, meant collectively
    • The legs are set wide apart due to the very thick muscling.
  2. the process of muscle formation or growth
    • The effects of muscling were of secondary importance to the effects of fatness.

Meaning of muscle

Verb

muscle (third-person singular simple present muscles, present participle muscling, simple past and past participle muscled)

  1. (transitive) To use force to make progress, especially physical force.
    • He muscled his way through the crowd.
  2. (intransitive) To move forcefully or with great strength.
    • She muscled through the ruins.

See all 7 meanings of muscle

Words formed from muscling

Phrases with muscling

Questions about muscling

What does muscling mean?
Muscling means muscles in the body, meant collectively.
What is muscling the present participle and gerund of?
Muscling is the present participle and gerund of muscle.
What part of speech is muscling?
Muscling is a noun.

Words near muscling in the dictionary

  1. musclewood
  2. musclewoods
  3. muscley
  4. musclier
  5. muscliest
  6. muscling
  7. muscling in
  8. muscling in on
  9. muscling up
  10. muscly
  11. Musco

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