Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

burnishing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: bur-nish-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of burnish

noun

Example Sentences

"Like those of other saints, Mira Bai's life story lies within a number of retellings, each more detailed than the last, so that her biography now includes burnishings that probably would not pass any historian's test."

Inflected Forms

burnishings (plural)

Questions

What does burnishing mean?: present participle and gerund of burnish

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