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How to pronounce polishing in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms shining
Type of work
Has types shoeshine
Derivation polish


every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing.

Examples of polishing

polishing
They're not just talking about polishing off a pint of ice cream in one sitting.
From the timesunion.com
It's frightening to think what Newton might become with some Harbaugh polishing.
From the sacbee.com
It was toward the end of last season when Holmes started polishing his own star.
From the post-gazette.com
Well not quite, because now comes the tweaking, cutting, chopping and polishing.
From the independent.co.uk
Rather than beefy tech specs, Nokia has focused on polishing two populist areas.
From the techcrunch.com
I feel, polishing off a quince and almond tart, slightly panicky at the thought.
From the guardian.co.uk
As WP matures, the emphasis shifts from creating articles to polishing old ones.
From the en.wikipedia.org
However, there is no good evidence that scaling and polishing is cost-effective.
From the en.wikipedia.org
I gave away those years to the fun of record making and polishing and producing.
From the guardian.co.uk
More examples
  • Of or relating to Poland or its people or culture; "Polish sausage"
  • Make (a surface) shine; "shine the silver, please"; "polish my shoes"
  • The property of being smooth and shiny
  • A highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
  • Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one's style of writing"
  • A preparation used in polishing
  • The Polish is a European breed of chicken known for its crest of feathers. The English language name of these birds is a misnomer, as they do not originate in the country of Poland. Instead, the oldest accounts of crested chickens comes from the Netherlands. ...
  • (The Poles) The Polish people, or Poles (Polacy , singular Polak) are the inhabitants of Poland and Polish emigrants irrespective of their ancestry. Their religion is predominantly Roman Catholic. ...
  • A substance used to polish; Cleanliness; smoothness, shininess; Refinement; cleanliness in performance or presentation; To shine; to make a surface very smooth or shiny by rubbing, cleaning, or grinding; To refine; remove imperfections from