Sleeking

noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A process of making smooth or glossy.

    "Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings, Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft, And your face smooth with ointments […]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of sleek form-of, gerund, participle, present

Example

More examples

"Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings, Crispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft, And your face smooth with ointments […]"

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