"bolstering" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bolsterings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bolstering (plural bolsterings)
  1. The act by which something is bolstered; support.
    Sense id: en-bolstering-en-noun-w-A-mjit

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} bolstering
  1. present participle and gerund of bolster Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: bolster
    Sense id: en-bolstering-en-verb-v8fsm5Yb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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