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finishing

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As a noun, finishing means the act of completing something.

Meanings of finishing

5 meanings

verb

Present participle of finish

noun

  1. The act of completing something.

  2. soccerShooting ability.

    “That guy's a slow and lazy player, but he's got excellent finishing.”

  3. The final work upon or ornamentation of a thing; finish.

  4. A decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

    “the boat had a metallic finish”

    “he applied a coat of a clear finish”

    “when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly”

    Similar: coating, finish
  5. The act of finishing

    “his best finish in a major tournament was third”

    “the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause”

    Similar: finish

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the s…
noun: the act of finishing

Words that rhyme with finishing

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