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Definition

support or strengthen

As a noun, bolster can refer to any of a number of specific things that provide support — especially a long narrow pillow.

bolster = support and strengthen

bolster = strengthen

bolster = support

bolstering = strengthening

He took her hand in his, gave it a bolstering squeeze.
Nora Roberts -- Dark Witch

bolstering = supporting

When court convened at the next term the court and sheriff were bolstered by sixty militiamen, but by then the defendant was not available for trial.
Malcolm Gladwell -- Outliers

bolstered = supported and strengthened

bolstering = supporting

The bailiff represented the lowest-ranking male and depended on his belt hung with glistening pistol, clanging wad of keys, and clunky radio to bolster his position.
Delia Owens -- Where the Crawdads Sing

bolster = support and strengthen

Joe was running on an adrenaline high, far beyond his normal level of endurance, and if not for the bolstering effect of panic, he might have collapsed before he topped the ridge.
Dean Koontz -- Sole Survivor

bolstering = supporting and strengthening

To hear the heart-swelling sound of "The Internationale" to the accompaniment of fifty thousand boots while their leader stood defiant on the rostrum bolstered their confidence and hardened their resolve.
Amor Towles -- A Gentleman in Moscow

bolstered = supported and strengthened

Although she was bolstered up in her bed and could neither walk or stand, she was always calm.
David McCullough -- John Adams

bolstered = supported

The idea of sleeping in the near open bolstered my sense of freedom.
Maya Angelou -- I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings

bolstered = supported and strengthened

I wanted you to have a chance to get yourself on solid ground, get your heart bolstered up first.
Sue Monk Kidd -- The Secret Life of Bees

bolstered = supported or strengthened

What he needed was help — some encouragement, some guidance, anything to bolster his resolve.
Trenton Lee Stewart -- The Mysterious Benedict Society

bolster = support or strengthen

Alan stepped between them, bolstered by their apparent faith in him as mediator, and demanded that the two men open their palms.
Dave Eggers -- A Hologram for the King

bolstered = supported and strengthened

So I'd grabbed a book for myself and propped up a row of pillows for Mia to bolster her leg against, like she liked to at night.
Gayle Forman -- Where She Went

bolster = support

In dozens of letters that crisscrossed America, they shared their emotions and bolstered each other's hopes about "our boys."
Laura Hillenbrand -- Unbroken

bolstered = supported and strengthened

bolstering = supporting

You're ashamed of your son, so you want me to bolster your street cred.
Rick Riordan -- The Hammer of Thor

bolster = support and strengthen

He'd gone back to my room for my school copy of Walden and was reading aloud a lengthy passage that bolstered some point he was trying to make.
Donna Tartt -- The Goldfinch

bolstered = supported

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