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siliconing

siliconing is the present participle and gerund of silicone.

Meaning of silicone

Verb

silicone (third-person singular simple present silicones, present participle siliconing, simple past and past participle siliconed)

  1. (transitive) To join or treat (something) with a silicone-based product.
    • silicone the bathtub to the tile
  2. (informal, transitive) To enhance or reconstruct (a body part) with a prosthesis containing silicone.
    • The next girl, with huge, perfectly spherical, siliconed breasts perched high on her slender chest, got the loudest roar. ‘Oh, there are two things I like about her!’ shouted the DJ. ‘How about you, boys?’2011, Natasha Walter, Living Dolls: The Return of Sexism, page 27

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Questions about siliconing

What is siliconing the present participle and gerund of?
Siliconing is the present participle and gerund of silicone.

Words near siliconing in the dictionary

  1. silicone spray
  2. silicone sprays
  3. Silicone Valley
  4. siliconed
  5. silicones
  6. siliconing
  7. siliconise
  8. siliconised
  9. siliconises
  10. siliconising
  11. Siliconite

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