tincture
noun
a solution of alcohol or of alcohol and water, containing animal, vegetable, or chemical drugs.
tincturing
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present participleof tincture.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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Here Gronk pantomimed forcibly tincturing a noncompliant Belichick.
From Slate ● Jan. 6, 2020
Perhaps Mother had taught me about it, when we were picking rosehips or tincturing hawthorn.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
In the ringing silence a charred log broke and fell in a shower of sparks, tincturing the air with the perfume of sweet birch smoke.
From The Maid-At-Arms by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers
“You are too particular,” said von Francius, after a pause, and with a flavor of some feeling which I did not quite understand tincturing his voice.
From The First Violin A Novel by Jessie Fothergill
Within that cave, where Penfold slept during his guardian's absence, the fires darted, tincturing with red the silver of the moonbeams against the sable wall of cliff.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by John Trevena
