Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polishing

/pˈɑlɪʃɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables
pol-ish-ing
IPA
/pˈɑlɪʃɪŋ/
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of polish

noun

verbal noun of polish: the action whereby something is polished.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An extract of partially milled rice.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

That makes shiny or smooth.

adj

That refines.

Usage

Inflected Forms

polishings (plural)

Derived Forms

biopolishing

Phrases

apple-polishing French polishing polishing-bed polishing-cask polishing-mill polishing-slate polishing-snake polishing-tin

Synonyms

shining

Rhymes With

abolishing demolishing

Questions

How do you pronounce polishing?
The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɑlɪʃɪŋ/.
What does polishing mean?
present participle and gerund of polish

How to pronounce polishing

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