Definition of "polishing" []

• Present participle of polish. (verb)
• The action of the verb to polish. (noun)
• That makes shiny or smooth. (adjective)
• That refines. (adjective)

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• "Like you mentioned the books really cater to all people who are interested in polishing their social behavior."
• "This amuses me because "turd-polishing" is a common phrase bandied around SFF workshops, meaning the act of fiddling with the sentences and commas in an essentially broken narrative."
• "Still, I managed to begin polishing the final draft of “Halves” and revised an old short story called “Full of It” (for a reprint appearance)."