Buoying

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. The act of sustaining or keeping afloat; support.
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  • verb. Present participle of buoy.
  • Word Usage
    "An independent body would be able to verify figures, and remove suggestions that slight-of-hand is at work in buoying certain heavily-backed releases."
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    verb-stem
    buoy