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expolishing

expolishing is the present participle and gerund of expolish.

Meaning of expolish

Verb

expolish (third-person singular simple present expolishes, present participle expolishing, simple past and past participle expolished)

  1. (nonce-word, obsolete) To polish thoroughly.
    • To polish, expolish, paint, and staine1624, Thomas Heywood, Gynaikeion

Questions about expolishing

What is expolishing the present participle and gerund of?
Expolishing is the present participle and gerund of expolish.

Words near expolishing in the dictionary

  1. expoliation
  2. expoliations
  3. expolish
  4. expolished
  5. expolishes
  6. expolishing
  7. expone
  8. exponence
  9. exponences
  10. exponencies
  11. exponency

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