Crossword clues for bolstering
bolstering
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Bolster \Bol"ster\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bolstered; p. pr. & vb. n. Bolstering.]
To support with a bolster or pillow.
--S. Sharp.-
To support, hold up, or maintain with difficulty or unusual effort; -- often with up.
To bolster baseness.
--Drayton.Shoddy inventions designed to bolster up a factitious pride.
--Compton Reade.
Wiktionary
n. The act by which something is bolstered. vb. (present participle of bolster English)
Usage examples of "bolstering".
He sprinted for it, bolstering the blaster as he moved, shouldering through the door, splintering it off its hinges and crashing inside.
He shot out a window in a jewelry store, adding another siren to the tumult of sounds on the street and bolstering the chaos.
Ryan warned, jacking the slide on his handblaster and bolstering the piece.