honing

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honing

/ˈhoʊnɪŋ/ US
/ˈhəʊnɪŋ/ UK

Rhymes with -oʊnɪŋ, -əʊnɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of hone

noun honings

The process by which something is honed. In future honings, you'll assume the tip is touching the stone on the back when it is, in fact, above the stone's surface.

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@misc{honing_2026,
  title = {honing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/honing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}