polishing

English

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Verb

polishing

1. present participle and gerund of polish

Noun

polishing (countable and uncountable, plural polishings)

1. verbal noun of polish: the action whereby something is polished.
2. (usually in the plural) An extract of partially milled rice.

Derived terms

• apple-polishing
• biopolishing
• French polishing
• polishing-bed
• polishing-cask
• polishing-mill
• polishing-slate
• polishing-snake
• polishing-tin
• rice polishings

Adjective

polishing (not comparable)

1. That makes shiny or smooth.
2. That refines.