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refurbishing

refurbishing is the present participle and gerund of refurbish.

Meaning of refurbish

Verb

refurbish (third-person singular simple present refurbishes, present participle refurbishing, simple past and past participle refurbished)

  1. (transitive) To rebuild or replenish with all new material; to restore to original (or better) working order and appearance.
    • We're having the sitting room refurbished, after a leak damaged a large part of the room.
    Synonyms:
    repair, mangonize

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Noun

refurbishing (plural refurbishings)

  1. The act by which something is refurbished.

Forms of refurbishing

pluralrefurbishings

Questions about refurbishing

What does refurbishing mean?
Refurbishing means the act by which something is refurbished.
What is refurbishing the present participle and gerund of?
Refurbishing is the present participle and gerund of refurbish.
What part of speech is refurbishing?
Refurbishing is a noun.
What is the plural of refurbishing?
The plural of refurbishing is refurbishings.

Words near refurbishing in the dictionary

  1. refurbishable
  2. refurbished
  3. refurbisher
  4. refurbishers
  5. refurbishes
  6. refurbishing
  7. refurbishings
  8. refurbishment
  9. refurbishments
  10. refurbs
  11. refurl

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