lifting
/ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.06 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Plastic surgery for tightening facial tissues and improving the facial appearance.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "For some moments he stood there contemplating the little fellows as they went about their work in their business-like way, taking no notice of his presence other than the liftings of their heads now and then, as if to ascertain if he were still there."
- "2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xi When I started lifting in 1970, I was the skinniest thirteen-year-old I knew."
- "It was then as much the scene of continual spreaths, liftings, reavings, and herriments, as the Border country itself."
- "The word "might" is certainly doing some lifting there!"
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/
- British English: /ˈlɪf.tɪŋ/