# tattooing

Pronunciation: say "ta-TOO-ing" US /tʰæˈtʰʉwɪŋ/, UK /tʰæˈtʰuːɪŋ/, AUS /tʰæˈɾʉwɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The act of marking a part of the body, usually the skin, with a tattoo.
   - Simple: The act of putting a tattoo on part of the body, usually on the skin.
   - _Her shop offers tattooing and piercing six days a week._
   - _The museum exhibit traces the history of tattooing from ancient rituals to modern studios._
3. Producing a rhythm by repeatedly striking a drum.
   - Simple: The act of hitting a drum over and over to make a beat.
   - _A steady tattooing of snare drums led the soldiers onto the parade ground._
   - _The drummer kept up a nervous tattooing on the snare while the singer tuned her guitar._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of tattoo. — present participle and gerund of tattoo
   - Simple: Present participle and gerund of tattoo. Use it after is, are, was, or were, or as a noun for the action.
   - _She spent the summer tattooing clients at a busy studio downtown._
   - _The cleanup hitter has been tattooing fastballs all week._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/tattooing (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).