noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   muscles in the body, meant collectively uncountable

   "The legs are set wide apart due to the very thick muscling."

2. 2
   the process of muscle formation or growth uncountable

   "The effects of muscling were of secondary importance to the effects of fatness."

Verb

1. 1
   present participle and gerund of muscle form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms

brawnadductorarmbeefbeefinessbiceps

Example

More examples

"The legs are set wide apart due to the very thick muscling."

Related phrases

double muscling

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