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toning

UK/ˈtəʊnɪŋ/US/ˈtoʊnɪŋ/

toning is the present participle and gerund of tone.

Noun

toning (plural tonings)

  1. Use of colour; tone.
    • Indian slate has a silvery-grey base with tonings of pink, burgundy and tan, and is also suitable for outdoor paving.2007, The Complete Aussie Backyard & Home Improvement Book, page 89
  2. The improvement of muscle tone.

Meaning of tone

Verb

tone (third-person singular simple present tones, present participle toning, simple past and past participle toned)

  1. (transitive) to give a particular tone to
  2. (transitive) to change the colour of
    Synonyms:
    color, colour, dye, paint, tint
  3. (transitive) to make (something) firmer
    Synonyms:
    firm, firm up, tone up
  4. (transitive) to utter with an affected tone.

See all 23 meanings of tone

Forms of toning

pluraltonings

Words formed from toning

Phrases with toning

Words that rhyme with toning

Questions about toning

What does toning mean?
Toning means use of colour; tone.
What is toning the present participle and gerund of?
Toning is the present participle and gerund of tone.
What part of speech is toning?
Toning is a noun.
How do you pronounce toning?
Toning is pronounced /ˈtəʊnɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of toning?
The plural of toning is tonings.

Words near toning in the dictionary

  1. tonify
  2. tonifying
  3. tonight
  4. tonights
  5. Tonimbuk
  6. toning
  7. toning down
  8. toning in
  9. toning table
  10. toning tables
  11. toning up

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Adapted from Wiktionary: toning (page history and authors); tone (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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