Straightening
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act of making something straight.
"The lands and sites of houses which may under the provisions of this Act be vested in the Corporation for street widenings and straightenings […]"
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of straighten form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"Tom spent most of the morning straightening up his office."