tinting

noun

tint·​ing ˈtin-tiŋ How to pronounce tinting (audio)
1
: the act or process of one that tints
2
: the engraved or colored tint produced by tinting

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Window tinting can block UV rays and reduce interior temperature. Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025 Window tinting and floor liners added some additional cost. Hayleigh Colombo, IndyStar, 2 July 2025 And available prints may not feature tinting and toning, early black-and-white color processes, which then prompts BFI to look across the world for examples. Matt Minton, Variety, 23 May 2025 The films that Toni and Bilal shoot, tinting objects, backgrounds, people’s faces or whole rubbish dumps, like in psychedelic dreams, could be seen as an escape from reality. John Hopewell, Variety, 20 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tinting

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1841, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of tinting was circa 1841

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“Tinting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tinting. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.

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