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slenderizing

slenderizing is the present participle and gerund of slenderize.

Meaning of slenderize

Verb

slenderize (third-person singular simple present slenderizes, present participle slenderizing, simple past and past participle slenderized)

  1. (transitive) To make more slender.
    • There’s no sugar-coating it: this direct-injection V-6 seems a compromise, a slenderized version of the CTS’s 3.6-liter.2009 July 26, Lawrence Ulrich, “A Redesign Aims Lower and Yet Comes Up Short”, in New York Times

Questions about slenderizing

What is slenderizing the present participle and gerund of?
Slenderizing is the present participle and gerund of slenderize.

Words near slenderizing in the dictionary

  1. slenderish
  2. slenderization
  3. slenderize
  4. slenderized
  5. slenderizes
  6. slenderizing
  7. slenderly
  8. slenderness
  9. slendernesses
  10. slenders
  11. slendro

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