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. Marcus Wilson:

   CrossFit consumers really pull for everyone else, if you watch CrossFit games, the people who finish first turn around and cheer for people who are finishing next.

2. Artist Rebekah Nastav:

   I mean, I'll spend several months out of the year just doing nothing but working on this painting for this contest, and most of the years, for most of the artists in the contest, you don't--if you don't win, you lose, and it gets hard to take that time and time and time again. Some people enter for 20, 30 years without ever even coming close. i never get sick of painting them. There will be times where I'm about halfway through and I'm kind of sick of that particular painting because I just want it to be done, especially when it's still, like, in, sort of, the ugly stage because my favorite part is just doing the final touches where it actually looks nice. So there's times where I don't really feel like finishing it. But other than that, no, I never get tired of doing it, and I always look forward to picking my nextpainting for the next year and trying to decide how I want to design it.

3. Nord Stream 2:

   Completing the project is essential for European supply security. We together with the companies supporting the project will work on finishing the pipeline as soon as possible.

4. Dominic Benhura:

   I was so fascinated by people creating something out of stone, so I asked them if I could help them polishing and finishing their work.

5. Michael Ryan:

   What I am highlighting is the fact that we are so close to finishing, that if we lose this opportunity we are going to be dealing with that reality for months to come.

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