touting
present participle oftout
| 单词 | touting |
| 释义 | touting present participle oftout tout verb uk/taʊt/us/taʊt/toutverb(MAKE KNOWN)[T] toadvertise,talkabout, orpraisesomething or someonerepeatedly,especiallyas a way ofencouragingpeopleto like,accept, orbuysomething: Theministerhas been touting theseideasfor sometime. He is beingwidelytoutedasthe nextleaderof theparty. Alocalcardealershipwas toutingitsservices/wareson theradio. [I]mainlyUK torepeatedlytrytopersuadepeopletobuyyourgoodsorservices: There were hundreds oftaxisat theairport, all toutingforbusiness/custom. Advertising and marketing
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Selling toutverb(SELL UNOFFICIALLY)[T]UKdisapproving(USscalp) tosellticketsfor something such as asportsgameortheatreperformanceunofficially, usually at a muchhigherpricethan theofficialprice: £30seatsfor thematchwere being toutedfor£500. Trafficking & racketeering
Examplesoftoutingtouting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Of course,toutinghighland minorities as fierce warriors was a potentially perilous marketing strategy. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, organic producer-handlers seem to betoutingthe locally grown and environmental characteristics of their products significantly more than all handlers. From theCambridge English Corpus These forces are exploiting the current ambiguity andtoutingcomposition (and sometimes improvisation) as creativity in music education in their attempts to change the paradigm, regardless. From theCambridge English Corpus There is any number of organisations such as merchant banks, issuing houses and all the rest, which are simply and properlytoutingfor business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 If there is a tout who is obviouslytoutingfor business it will be seen that he is accosting people in the street. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Those agents often trawl an area,toutingfor business by knocking on doors of properties outside which there are many "for sale" signs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 They have very strict rules with regard to tickettouting. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would rather see taxpayers' money go to those who deserve compensation for some real injury, not to lawyerstoutingfor business. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Tickettoutingis not, of course, confined to football. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The question of tickettoutinghas been debated at some length. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Toutingelsewhere may be offensive, but is not a serious threat to public order. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 According to the report, the level oftoutingwas in reality much higher. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This is because of the implications suchtoutingmay have for public order and public safety. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 How would the police know which one he istoutingfor? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Would you please give me your name and address and the name and address of your employer, the person for whom you aretouting? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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