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• present participle of tool.

tooling

American  

[too-ling] / ˈtu lɪŋ /

noun

1. work done with a tool or tools; tooled ornamentation, as on wood, stone, or leather.

2. Machinery.

   1. a number of tools, as in a particular factory.

   2. the planning and arrangement of tools for a particular manufacturing process.

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tooling British  

/ ˈtuːlɪŋ /

noun

1. any decorative work done with a tool, esp a design stamped onto a book cover, piece of leatherwork, etc

2. the selection, provision, and setting up of tools, esp for a machining operation

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Etymology

Origin of tooling

First recorded in 1665–75; tool + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

“You can’t ignore San Francisco right now, particularly around AI infrastructure, developer tooling and frontier model ecosystems,” said Jonathan Lehr, co-founder and general partner at New York venture firm Work-Bench.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

In February, global consultancy Accenture reportedly told staff that promotions to top roles would require "regular adoption of AI tooling" and it would be tracking their usage of the AI platform it has developed.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

“The company sits at multiple control points across the enterprise estate—cloud infrastructure, productivity software, developer tooling and security — which should allow it to shape enterprise AI adoption rather than respond to it,” Jader wrote.

From Barron's • Mar. 23, 2026

He also pointed to “increased noise around hyperscalers” leaning toward customer-owned tooling, which is when the customer has control over the manufacturing process and can choose different suppliers for different parts.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

All were lovingly ornamented with Spanish leather in scarlet, and with gold tooling.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

Related Words

• color
• design
• finery
• ornament
• plaque
• ribbon
• trinket
• wreath