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tonicking

tonicking is the present participle and gerund of tonic.

Meaning of tonic

Verb

tonic (third-person singular simple present tonics, present participle tonicking, simple past and past participle tonicked)

  1. (archaic) To restore or invigorate.
    • When all signs of effusion, dulness, pain, œgophony, and cough had disappeared he was dieted, stimulated, and tonicked.1887, Medical Press and Circular, volume 94, page 461

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Questions about tonicking

What is tonicking the present participle and gerund of?
Tonicking is the present participle and gerund of tonic.

Words near tonicking in the dictionary

  1. tonicized
  2. tonicizes
  3. tonicizing
  4. tonick
  5. tonicked
  6. tonicking
  7. tonicks
  8. tonicoclonic
  9. tonics
  10. tonics and gins
  11. tonier

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