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health-boosting — helping to improve physical health or well-being

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: helping to improve physical health or well-being

Pronunciation (IPA): /hɛlθ ˈbuːstɪŋ/

Example Sentences

  • My grandma swears that eating garlic every day is health-boosting, even though it makes her breath smell like a dragon.
  • The gym trainer recommended several health-boosting exercises to increase my stamina.
  • He drank a health-boosting smoothie so green it looked like it came from Shrek's kitchen.

health-boosting

ADJECTIVE

[/hɛlθ ˈbuːstɪŋ/]

helping to improve physical health or well-being

Grandma swears her ginger tea is the ultimate health-boosting drink every morning.
💡 Concept

Grandma swears her ginger tea is the ultimate health-boosting drink every morning.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/hɛlθ ˈbuːstɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/hɛlθ ˈbuːstɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Roothealth + boost
Suffix--ing

Origin

A modern English compound combining 'health' with 'boosting', from 'boost' meaning to push up or increase.

Breakdown

health (well-being) + boost (to raise/increase) + -ing (adjective-forming suffix)

🎵Rhyme

mood-boosting
morale-boosting
immunity-boosting

🔗Collocations

health-boosting foods
health-boosting supplements
health-boosting exercise
health-boosting properties
health-boosting habits
have health-boosting effects
health-boosting ingredients

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

“My grandma swears that eating garlic every day is health-boosting, even though it makes her breath smell like a dragon.”

“The gym trainer recommended several health-boosting exercises to increase my stamina.”

😄 Fun example

“He drank a health-boosting smoothie so green it looked like it came from Shrek's kitchen.”

“Doctors emphasize the health-boosting effects of getting enough sleep every night.”

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