Definitions for finishing
fin·ish·ing

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. coating, finish, finishing(noun)

   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"

2. finish, finishing(noun)

   the act of finishing

   "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

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1. finishing(Noun)

   the act of completing something

2. finishing(Noun)

   shooting ability

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

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1. Finishing

   of Finish

2. Finishing(noun)

   the act or process of completing or perfecting; the final work upon or ornamentation of a thing

3. Finishing(adj)

   tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for use

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1. Finishing

   Finishing is the procedure that some single malt Scotch whisky undergoes whereby the spirit is matured in a cask of a particular origin and then spends time in a cask of different origin Typically, the first cask is an American oak cask formerly used to mature bourbon. The second cask is usually one that has been used to mature some sort of fortified wine, often sherry, though sometimes port, madeira, or even standard wines such as burgundy or chardonnay. Some of the more well-known finished whiskies include Balvenie "Doublewood", which is finished in sherry casks, Glenlivet "American Oak Finish" and "French Oak Finish", which are finished in brand-new casks of the respective woods, the Glenmorangie range of sherry, port, madeira, and burgundy finishes, and the Diageo line of "Distiller’s Editions", a "Double Matured" expression of each of their classics line of single malt scotch whiskies Diageo has others, such as their Maple finished Crown Royal expression.

How to pronounce finishing?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of finishing in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of finishing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of finishing in a Sentence

1. Guntram Wolff:

   Everything depends on the details that are not yet known, but without finishing the banking union, the euro area will remain fragile.

2. Andrew Boyd:

   Finishing school isn't a bad way to think about it.

3. Lorraine Loots:

   I wanted to spend an hour a day finishing an artwork every single day, and the only thing I could finish in an hour was something that small, as it became more important to me, I began quitting my other jobs and spending more time on the paintings. Now it's literally 8 hours a day!

4. Laurie Hernandez:

   My mother was in the Army Reserve for six years. She taught me the importance of following rules, finishing what I start, never giving up, leadership skills, teamwork, staying positive, motivated and how to pack the military way when I'm traveling!

5. Greg Anderson:

   ... focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.

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