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finishing

/ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/

finishing is the present participle and gerund of finish.

Noun

finishing (plural finishings)

  1. The act of completing something.
  2. Shooting ability.
    • That guy's a slow and lazy player, but he's got excellent finishing.
    • Benítez's team had been subjected to some intense pressure and will be grateful that Benfica's finishing was not as refined as their buildup play. Jorge Jesus's side pinned them back at times but they were guilty of being too elaborate in front of goal.2013 May 15, Daniel Taylor, The Guardian
  3. The final work upon or ornamentation of a thing; finish.

Meaning of finish

Verb

finish (third-person singular simple present finishes, present participle finishing, simple past and past participle finished)

  1. (transitive) To complete (something).
    • Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!
  2. (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
    • The furniture was finished in teak veneer.
  3. (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
    • Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.
  4. (intransitive) To come to an end.
    • We had to leave before the concert had finished.
  5. (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
    • These rumours could finish your career.
  6. (intransitive) To reach orgasm.
    • Fucked my cousin in her asshole
      Before I finish on her tits2016, “Redneck Shit”, performed by Wheeler Walker Jr.

See all 14 meanings of finish

Forms of finishing

pluralfinishings

Words formed from finishing

Phrases with finishing

Questions about finishing

What does finishing mean?
Finishing means the act of completing something.
What is finishing the present participle and gerund of?
Finishing is the present participle and gerund of finish.
What part of speech is finishing?
Finishing is a noun.
How do you pronounce finishing?
Finishing is pronounced /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/.
What is the plural of finishing?
The plural of finishing is finishings.

Words near finishing in the dictionary

  1. finishes up
  2. finishes with
  3. finishest
  4. finisheth
  5. finishin'
  6. finishing
  7. finishing line
  8. finishing lines
  9. finishing move
  10. finishing moves
  11. finishing off

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