BOOSTING

Verb

boosting

present participle of boost

Noun

boosting (countable and uncountable, plural boostings)

The act or process by which something is boosted.

Anagrams

• bongoist, bootings, tobogins

Source: Wiktionary


BOOST

Boost, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Boosted; p. pr. & vb. n. Boosting.] Etym: [Cf. Boast, v. i.]

Definition: To lift or push from behind (one who is endeavoring to climb); to push up; hence, to assist in overcoming obstacles, or in making advancement. [Colloq. U. S.]

Boost, n.

Definition: A push from behind, as to one who is endeavoring to climb; help. [Colloq. U. S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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DITHER

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