Wordsmithing

//ˈwɜːdsmɪθɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    gerund of wordsmith: The work of a wordsmith; skilful use of words; the making of changes to a text to improve clarity and style, as opposed to content. form-of, gerund, uncountable

    "We’ve drafted an agreement, but there’s still a bit of wordsmithing left to do."

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

Example

More examples

"We’ve drafted an agreement, but there’s still a bit of wordsmithing left to do."

Etymology

From wordsmith (verb) + -ing.

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