"reinforcing" meaning in English

See reinforcing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} reinforcing (not comparable)
  1. Used to reinforce. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: reinforcingly
    Sense id: en-reinforcing-en-adj-2krdjsQj

Noun

Forms: reinforcings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} reinforcing (countable and uncountable, plural reinforcings)
  1. Something that reinforces. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-reinforcing-en-noun-ePyGTo2h

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} reinforcing
  1. present participle and gerund of reinforce Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: reinforce
    Sense id: en-reinforcing-en-verb-213eE-BX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 30 58

Inflected forms

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