finishing
Meaning of finishing
verb, gerund or present participle
- bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete.
they were straining to finish the job
we finished eating our meal
- complete the manufacture or decoration of (an article) by giving it an attractive surface appearance.
the interior was finished with American oak
- prepare (a girl) for entry into fashionable society.
where were you finished?
Middle English: from Old French feniss-, lengthened stem of fenir, from Latin finire, from finis ‘end’.
Information about finishing
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of finishing is: finishings.
- Languages in which finishing is used:
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Hyphenation of finishing
fin-ish-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- finishing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
finishing synonyms
Meaning coating:
Meaning finish:
Meaning finish making or doing:
Meaning come or bring to a final point; finish:
Meaning bring or come to an end:
Meaning only a short distance away or apart in space or time:
Meaning complete (a transaction):
Meaning complete or agree on a finished and definitive version of:
Meaning ceremonially place a crown on the head of (someone) in order to invest them as a monarch:
Meaning put a lid or cover on:
Meaning (of an event, action, or process) come to an end; cease to happen:
Meaning come or bring to an end:
Meaning bring to an end:
Meaning achieve or complete successfully:
Meaning put (a plan, order, or course of action) into effect:
Meaning tell (someone) officially that they can or must leave a place or situation:
Meaning perform (an action, the precise nature of which is often unspecified):
Meaning carry out (a duty or role) as required, promised, or expected:
Meaning extending directly upwards from:
Meaning highly trained or skilled in a particular activity:
Meaning past participle of do1:
Meaning satisfied or happy because of fully developing one's abilities or character:
Meaning resolve or reach an agreement about (an argument or problem):
Meaning successfully bring about or reach (a desired objective or result) by effort, skill, or courage:
Meaning succeed in achieving (something that one has worked for):
Meaning become fully aware of (something) as a fact; understand clearly:
Meaning put into force or operation:
Meaning apply varnish to:
Meaning coat with lacquer:
Meaning cover (something) with a decorative layer of fine wood:
Meaning provide with a layer or covering of something:
Meaning mark or discolour with something that is not easily removed:
Meaning cover or treat (something) with wax or a similar substance, typically to polish or protect it:
Meaning varnish (something) with shellac:
Meaning coat or decorate (a metallic or hard object) with enamel:
Meaning fit panes of glass into (a window or door frame or similar structure):
Meaning apply a glossy substance to:
Meaning make the surface of (something) smooth and shiny by rubbing it:
Meaning polish (something, especially metal) by rubbing:
finishing antonyms
Meaning begin or be reckoned from a particular point in time or space:
Meaning not finished or concluded; incomplete:
Meaning not having all the necessary or appropriate parts:
Words that rhyme with finishing
hing, aahing, ahing, blahing, fatwahing, hoorahing, hurrahing, huzzahing, obeahing, oompahing, rahing, Ahgwahching, Beeching, Busching, Ching, Fasching, Frenching, Kuching, Peiching, Stellenbosching, accroaching, aching, antilynching, antipoaching, appeaching, approaching, arching, areaching, attaching, avalanching, avouching, baching, backaching, backscratching, backstitching, batching, beaching, bedrenching, belching, bellyaching, benching, bescorching, beseeching, besmirching, besmutching, bewitching, bioleaching, birching, birdcatching, birdwatching
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