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How to pronounce “polishing”
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Pronunciation guide for polishing
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of polishing with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile: How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village
from years of kneeling and wax-polishing floors,
- Definition summary
- present participle and gerund of polish
Example 1 of 8
How to pronounce polishing
Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupile: How I'm bringing queer pride to my rural village

from years of kneeling and wax-polishing floors,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “polishing”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle and gerund of polish
- [Noun]
- verbal noun of polish: the action whereby something is polished.
- (usually in the plural) An extract of partially milled rice.
- [Adjective]
- That makes shiny or smooth.
- That refines.
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