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handplaning

handplaning is the present participle and gerund of handplane.

Meaning of handplane

Verb

handplane (third-person singular simple present handplanes, present participle handplaning, simple past and past participle handplaned)

  1. (transitive) To smooth with a handplane (woodworking tool).
  2. (intransitive) Synonym of handboard (“to bodysurf using a handboard”).
    Synonyms:
    handboard

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Questions about handplaning

What is handplaning the present participle and gerund of?
Handplaning is the present participle and gerund of handplane.

Words near handplaning in the dictionary

  1. handpieces
  2. handpies
  3. handplane
  4. handplaned
  5. handplanes
  6. handplaning
  7. handplant
  8. handplanted
  9. handplanting
  10. handplants
  11. handplay

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Adapted from Wiktionary: handplaning (page history and authors); handplane (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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