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recontouring

recontouring is the present participle and gerund of recontour.

Meaning of recontour

Verb

recontour (third-person singular simple present recontours, present participle recontouring, simple past and past participle recontoured)

  1. (transitive) To contour again or anew.
    • The Dorit Baxter New York Day Spa in Manhattan features a postnatal rescue treatment that, according to online ads, “debloats, detoxes, recontours the body and brings the new mom to a weight-losing mode.”2008 January 14, Tina Kelley, “Getaways to Coddle New Mothers (or Just Inspire Some)”, in New York Times

Noun

recontouring (plural recontourings)

  1. The process of changing a contour.
    • Near-synonym: reshaping
    Synonyms:
    reshaping

Synonyms of recontouring

Forms of recontouring

pluralrecontourings

Questions about recontouring

What does recontouring mean?
Recontouring means the process of changing a contour.
What is recontouring the present participle and gerund of?
Recontouring is the present participle and gerund of recontour.
What part of speech is recontouring?
Recontouring is a noun.
What is the plural of recontouring?
The plural of recontouring is recontourings.

Words near recontouring in the dictionary

  1. recontinued
  2. recontinues
  3. recontinuing
  4. recontour
  5. recontoured
  6. recontouring
  7. recontourings
  8. recontours
  9. recontract
  10. recontracted
  11. recontracting

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