2007-09-22 00:42:08 · 4 answers · asked by Darryl R 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Barnishing??!! there's no such word, is it
BURNISHING (which means):
To make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish.
To rub with a tool that serves especially to smooth or polish
2007-09-22 00:56:47 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like kahlan said, you probably mean burnishing or varnishing, or it could be tarnishing -
tar·nish v. tar·nished, tar·nish·ing, tar·nish·es
v. tr.
To dull the luster of; discolor, especially by exposure to air or dirt.
To detract from or spoil; taint: a tragedy that tarnished our hopes.
To cast aspersions on; sully: slander that tarnished the senator's image.
v. intr.
To lose luster; become discolored.
To diminish or become tainted.
n.
The condition of being tarnished.
Discoloration of a metal surface caused by corrosion or oxidation.
The condition of being sullied or tainted.
[Middle English ternisshen, from Old French ternir, terniss-, to dull, from terne, dull, of Germanic origin.]
2007-09-22 10:00:11 · answer #2 · answered by ghouly05 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps you mean "burnishing" which means polishing or rubbing to bring up the shine.
2007-09-22 07:54:30 · answer #3 · answered by george 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that word does not exist.
maybe you mean:
burnishing - to make smooth or glossy by or as if by rubbing; polish.
varnishing - to give a smooth and glossy finish to
2007-09-22 08:25:21 · answer #4 · answered by kahlan nynaeve® 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋