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tinting

tinting is the present participle and gerund of tint.

Meaning of tint

Verb

tint (third-person singular simple present tints, present participle tinting, simple past and past participle tinted)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To shade, to color.
    • The half-dozen pieces […] were painted white and carved with festoons of flowers, birds and cupids. To display them the walls had been tinted a vivid blue which had now faded, but the carpet, which had evidently been stored and recently relaid, retained its original turquoise.1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 1, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC

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Noun

tinting (plural tintings)

  1. The application of a tint or shade of color.

Forms of tinting

pluraltintings

Questions about tinting

What does tinting mean?
Tinting means the application of a tint or shade of color.
What is tinting the present participle and gerund of?
Tinting is the present participle and gerund of tint.
What part of speech is tinting?
Tinting is a noun.
What is the plural of tinting?
The plural of tinting is tintings.

Words near tinting in the dictionary

  1. tinternell
  2. tinters
  3. tinticite
  4. tintinaite
  5. tintiness
  6. tinting
  7. tintings
  8. Tintinhull
  9. tintinnabula
  10. tintinnabular
  11. tintinnabularies

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