honing
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Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhoʊnɪŋ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhəʊnɪŋ/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -oʊnɪŋ, -əʊnɪŋ
Verb edit
honing
- present participle and gerund of hone
Noun edit
honing (plural honings)
- The process by which something is honed.
- 2007, Fine Woodworking, numbers 195-201, page 57:
- In future honings, you'll assume the tip is touching the stone on the back when it is, in fact, above the stone's surface.
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Alternative forms edit
- honig (dialectal, archaic)
Etymology edit
From Middle Dutch honinch (“honey”), from Old Dutch honing, from Proto-Germanic *hunangą. Cognate with English honey and German Honig.
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Noun edit
honing m (uncountable)
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In older publications, one can also encounter the word with the neuter gender.
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