tattoo
noun
a signal on a drum, bugle, or trumpet at night, for soldiers or sailors to go to their quarters.
tattooing
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present participleof tattoo.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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When he started tattooing in 2004, he used the pseudonym Sunrat Tattoo, and ran his first studio out of a basement.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
Although banned at home, Korean tattooing took off globally.
From BBC ● May 29, 2026
While he sported multiple tattoos, these days “people are tattooing their entire faces—and then having surgery to remove their lips and ears, so they look like aliens.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 15, 2025
She did have her tattooing equipment, she said, but was planning to ink a fellow tattoo artist, not to work professionally.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 17, 2025
But doing so would be like tattooing “I am up to no good” on my forehead.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
