refining

Meaning of refining

verb

To purify; reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; to free from impurities.
to refine gold
To become pure; to be cleared of impure matter.
To purify of coarseness, vulgarity, inelegance, etc.; to polish.
a refined style
To improve in accuracy, delicacy, or excellence.
To make nice or subtle.
to refine someone's language

noun

Refinement (process of refining)

Information about refining

The plural form of refining is: refinings.
Languages in which refining is used:
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Hyphenation of refining

re-fin-ing

It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
refining is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

refining synonyms

Meaning refinement:

refinement, purification

Translation of refining

Spanish: refino
French: raffinage
Italian: raffinazione
Portuguese: refinação

Anagrams of refining

enfiring, Ginnifer, infringe

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