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Meanings of
burnishing
in English
Russian
поверхностное пластическое деформирование
Spanish
bruñido
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Burnishing is the plastic deformation of a surface due to sliding contact with another object.
honing
Russian
поверхностное пластическое деформирование
Usage of
burnishing
in English
1
That may mean
burnishing
his credentials by responding forcefully to perceived threats.
2
Then Garnache espied a page on the window-seat, industriously
burnishing
a cuirass.
3
After a considerable amount of rubbing and
burnishing
,
he had a crude tool.
4
He found them all hard at work
burnishing
up their armour.
5
Valentin hauled himself to his feet, the firelight
burnishing
his scales.
6
Lingering fears over European sovereign debt levels are also
burnishing
the metal's safe-haven appeal.
7
He found Hiram busy
burnishing
up every bit of metal about the Monarch II.
8
And they were polishing shields, and
burnishing
swords, and washing armour, and shoeing horses.
9
And they were polishing shields, and
burnishing
swords, and washing armor, and shoeing horses.
10
His ego did not need
burnishing
,
he explained, but his findings deserved a public hearing.
11
They say they are not just
burnishing
their green credentials, but also changing corporate plans.
12
Over all the village was a red glare, lighting up the sky,
burnishing
the trees.
13
I laughed as Jimmy told that story,
burnishing
one more legend of a tin-pot god.
14
But, as Bryant knew, the grimmer historical reality had not survived the
burnishing
of her legend.
15
The light from the hanging lamp shone on his thick brown hair
burnishing
it like bronze.
16
A trip abroad last month aimed at
burnishing
his credentials was plagued by gaffes and stumbles.
Other examples for "burnishing"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
About this term
burnishing
burnish
Verb
Present
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
greater burnishing
need burnishing
suffer the burnishing
Translations for
burnishing
Russian
поверхностное пластическое деформирование
Spanish
bruñido
Burnishing
through the time