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View definitions for smoothing

smoothing

adjective as in abrasive

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Example Sentences

He recovered by smoothing the pile into a shark's head and adding eyes and teeth.

I.e. I am doing the opposite of income smoothing: I am leisure smoothing.

The coolness concept has made some strides toward gentrification, toward kind of smoothing out the edges.

New initiatives are now tackling such barriers in hopes of smoothing the way for more women.

She sat with her back to the light, bunching the cloth up into little folds, then smoothing it out again.

Smoothing her face and ringlets, she regained the parlor by one door, as Morton left it by another.

"Papa's dear baby boy," the captain said, smoothing his curls and smiling down into the pretty blue eyes.

Under the spell of his persuasive speech, it was amazing to see the judges smoothing their wrinkled fronts.

Grind one edge of the file round and polish it for smoothing and burnishing purposes.

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On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to smoothing, such as: abrading, coarse, grinding, gritty, polishing, and rough.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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