refining

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refining

Rhymes with -aɪnɪŋ

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of refine

noun refinings

  1. countable, uncountable Refinement (process of refining) Then after that process which Culverwel describes as so many strainings, refinings, and clarifyings, the mind is prepared for a true insight into the real nature of the world by way of intuition.

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Closest in meaning: refinement, enhancement, extraction, fine-tune, development, enhance, streamlining, transformation, sophistication, improvement, improved, improve, improving, adjusting, upgrading, adjustment

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@misc{refining_2026,
  title = {refining},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/refining},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}