Thesaurus / smoothing
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synonyms for smoothing
- abrasion
- attrition
- brushing
- caress
- friction
- grinding
- kneading
- pat
- polish
- rasping
- scouring
- scraping
- shine
- smear
- stroking
- swab
- swipe
- wear
- wipe
On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to smoothing, such as: abrading, coarse, grinding, gritty, polishing, and rough.
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How to use smoothing in a sentence
She sat with her back to the light, bunching the cloth up into little folds, then smoothing it out again.
THE MAN FROM TIMEFRANK BELKNAP LONGSmoothing her face and ringlets, she regained the parlor by one door, as Morton left it by another.
ALONEMARION HARLAND"Papa's dear baby boy," the captain said, smoothing his curls and smiling down into the pretty blue eyes.
ELSIE'S VACATION AND AFTER EVENTSMARTHA FINLEYUnder the spell of his persuasive speech, it was amazing to see the judges smoothing their wrinkled fronts.
REMINISCENCES OF CHARLES BRADLAUGHGEORGE W. FOOTEGrind one edge of the file round and polish it for smoothing and burnishing purposes.
THE BOY MECHANIC, BOOK 2VARIOUSFallacies of different orders often herd or cluster together in this fashion, one smoothing the way for another.
A SYSTEM OF LOGIC: RATIOCINATIVE AND INDUCTIVEJOHN STUART MILLAt last gently smoothing back her hair, which was really bright and glossy, he said, "Who told you that you were so ugly looking?"
THE ENGLISH ORPHANSMARY JANE HOLMES"I am not going to scold you, Esther," she said, smoothing out my curls.
SCOTTISH GHOST STORIESELLIOTT O'DONNELL"Oh they'll fight it hard; they'll put up Kingsbury," said Nick, smoothing his hat.
THE TRAGIC MUSEHENRY JAMES"You have been sick," she whispered softly, smoothing his pillow.
THE SECRET WITNESSGEORGE GIBBSWORDS RELATED TO SMOOTHING
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