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/fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ/
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[ US /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/ ]
NOUN
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the act of finishing
the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
his best finish in a major tournament was third -
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
the boat had a metallic finish
he applied a coat of a clear finish
How To Use finishing In A Sentence
- The finishing line may be in sight but the final lap is shaping up to be an epic battle. Times, Sunday Times
- For example, farmers finishing cattle over the winter will need a level of advance guarantee on spring beef prices.
- Receiving the round initial in the third quarter, the Rams would put together the 10-play, 61-yard expostulate immoderate 5 mins as great as finishing it off with the 6-yard TD pass from Stefkovich to So, TE, Joe Migliarese (Blue Bell, Pa.) to tighten the measure to twenty-nine twenty-eight TU. Archive 2009-12-01
- The gnomes in the back room are putting the finishing touches to the new software.
- Finishing the mission so our troops will not have died in vain is the most screwed up thing I have ever heard. Think Progress » 9%.
- The narrator is somewhat sardonic about his guests and is perhaps influenced by the three whiskies he's had and the cleanskin he's finishing up with.
- Finishing beef on grass presents a unique challenge to this re-emerging enterprise.
- Cotton chintz is firm and the finishing treatment helps shed stains and soil.
- Her own short-term future centres on finishing her next book, which is due for publication next spring. Times, Sunday Times
- The series is so competitive that an extra second on a pit stop or getting through traffic on the racetrack can mean the difference between finishing first or fourth.
