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burnishing

verb , present participle of burnish

Synonyms and Antonyms of burnishing

to make smooth or glossy usually by repeatedly applying surface pressure

burnished the floor of the ballroom to a soft luster

Synonyms of burnishing

buffing, dressing, furbishing, glossing, grinding, polishing, rubbing, shining, smoothening, smoothing

Words Related to burnishing

sleeking, slicking

coating, glazing, japanning, lacquering, varnishing

facing, finishing, veneering

filing, rasping, sandblasting, sanding, sandpapering, scouring, scraping, scrubbing

bobbing, boning, lapping

Near Antonyms of burnishing

roughening, roughing (up), ruffling, scuffing (up)

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