burnishing

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English

Verb

burnishing

  1. present participle and gerund of burnish

Noun

burnishing (plural burnishings)

  1. A polishing.
    • 2001, Kenneth L. Woodward, The Book of Miracles:
      Like those of other saints, Mira Bai's life story lies within a number of retellings, each more detailed than the last, so that her biography now includes burnishings that probably would not pass any historian's test.

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