- present participle of varnish.
varnishing
Example Sentences
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Ironically, the 1974 varnishing and warm wax relining had helped keep the surface paint in place when the violent ripping happened.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 31, 2022
Shipwrights and volunteers will be recorking about 4,000 linear feet of seams on deck, conducting mechanical systems maintenance, painting and varnishing.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 28, 2022
This past Wednesday afternoon, owner Theresa Blankenship was busy varnishing the top of an old wooden cabinet-looking item that came with the inn.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 18, 2016
The “patent” in patent leather means the varnishing and drying process, not a registration with the U.S. governmental office.
From Slate ● May 28, 2014
They went on with their work of sanding or varnishing the newly finished benches, but they didn’t talk.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
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