- present participle of polish.
polishing
Example Sentences
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This comes at a time when Beijing is polishing its image abroad as it cements its role as a global power.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026
If you want her to pay for the French polishing, you have an extra incentive to reopen this line of communication — and the wound.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026
US tariffs and shifting trade routes are meanwhile disrupting flows through key cutting and polishing hubs.
From Barron's • Feb. 8, 2026
The “To be, or not to be” monologue came across as a rhetorical set piece that Hamlet has been polishing for ages.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026
Everyone is peevish and touchy, we do not take kindly to all this polishing, much less to the full-dress parades.
From "All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel" by Erich Maria Remarque
