sleeking

English

Verb

sleeking

  1. present participle of sleek

Noun

sleeking (plural sleekings)

  1. A process of making smooth or glossy.
    • Shackerley Marmion
      Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,
      Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft,
      And your face smooth with ointments […]
    • 2009, William John Smith, The Behavior of Communicating: An Ethological Approach (page 66)
      Some inconspicuous fluffings and sleekings of its plumage may serve as visible displays, yet are sufficiently subtle that a human observer detects them only with difficulty […]

Anagrams
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.