burnishing
present participle ofburnish
burnish
verb[T]
uk/ˈbɜː.nɪʃ/us/ˈbɝː.nɪʃ/literary
torubmetaluntil it issmoothandshiny
If you burnish something such asyourpublicimage, you takeactiontoimproveit and make it moreattractive:
Thecompanyiscurrentlytryingto burnishitssociallyresponsibleimage.
Polishing & polishes
- beeswax
- buff
- burnish
- burnished
- dubbin
- finish
- french-polish
- polish
- polishsomethingup
- polished
- repolish
- rosin
- rub
- rubsomethingdown
- shine
Examplesofburnishing
burnishing
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It is my impression that less time was spent on such activities as winnowing, levigating, andburnishing.
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Even when crafted using very fine, smooth, porcelain clay, only a small percentage of tools with more delicate features survive the carving, thinning, andburnishingprocesses.
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Face fragment; slip not preserved, although someburnishingmarks still visible; redeposited in platform fill.
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Unnecessary scrubbing,burnishing, blancoing and polishing have been forbidden and unit administration has been reviewed to cut out waste of time.
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It also forbids such devices as the stiffening of clothes with cardboard, blancoing pull-through cords, blacking the soles of boots andburnishingthe tops of tins of boot polish.
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They need noburnishingby me.
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A quantity of luxury round, carinated bowls with red slip and handburnishingsupport both the tenth century date and a sophisticated, urban lifestyle.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some design pots that are fully finished byburnishingand therefore do nt require the pot to be soaked each time before use.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In grinding, since the abrasive grains are randomly oriented and some are not sharp, there is always some amount ofburnishing.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.One roller is called a sizing roller and the other roller is called aburnishingroller.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Decorations included incised or impressed chevrons or motifs with patternburnishingappearing in later periods.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.She dedicated the remaining years of her life toburnishinghis legacy.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Burnishinga piece of satin glass will polish the satin finish away, leaving a glossy spot and greatly reducing the value as a collectable.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Fine-grained fused aluminum oxide is generally employed forburnishingand in this respect is unexcelled in many applications with the possible exception of steel.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The surface of ancient terra sigillata vessels did not require thisburnishingor polishing.
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