present participle of hone

The process by which something is honed.

plural of honing

present participle of hone in

A sharpening stone composed of extra-fine grit used for removing the burr or curl from the blade of a razor or some other edge tool. / A machine tool used in the manufacture of precision bores.

To sharpen with a hone; to whet. / To use a hone to produce a precision bore. / To refine or master (a skill). / To make more acute, intense, or effective.

A kind of swelling in the cheek.

(UK, US, Southern US, dialect) To grumble. / (UK, US, Southern US, dialect) To pine, lament, or long.

Synonym of alas Used to express sorrow, or grief

Made sharp. / Made more accurate or precise.