# toning

Pronunciation: say "TOH-ning" US /ˈtoʊnɪŋ/, UK /ˈtəʊnɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The improvement of muscle firmness and tone through regular exercise.
   - Simple: The act of making your muscles firmer and stronger through exercise.
   - _Regular toning helped her regain muscle definition after the injury._
   - _The program combines running with toning for balanced fitness._
3. An artist's use of color and tonal value in a picture, considered as an overall effect.
   - Simple: The way an artist uses color and shade in a picture.
   - _Critics praised the painting's subtle toning of greens and browns._
   - _The portrait's gentle toning gives it a dreamlike quality._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of tone. — present participle and gerund of tone
   - Simple: Present participle of tone. Use this form when the action is happening right now.
   - _The artist is toning the canvas with softer shades before adding detail._
   - _Athletes spend months toning their bodies before competition._

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