honing

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈhoʊnɪŋ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈhəʊnɪŋ/

• Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -oʊnɪŋ, -əʊnɪŋ

Verb

honing

1. present participle and gerund of hone

Noun

honing (plural honings)

1. The process by which something is honed.
   • 2007, Fine Woodworking, numbers 195-201, page 57:

     In future honings, you'll assume the tip is touching the stone on the back when it is, in fact, above the stone's surface.

Derived terms

• honing steel

 

• honing(metalworking)

 

Anagrams

• nigh on

Dutch

Alternative forms

• honig (dialectal, archaic)

Honing en brood
Honey and bread

Etymology

From Middle Dutch honinch (“honey”), from Old Dutch honing, from Proto-Germanic *hunangą. Cognate with English honey and German Honig.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦoː.nɪŋ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ho‧ning
• Rhymes: -oːnɪŋ

Noun

honing m (uncountable)

1. honey

Usage notes

In older publications, one can also encounter the word with the neuter gender.

Synonyms

• zeem

Derived terms

• bijenhoning
• bloemenhoning
• honingbeer
• honingbij
• honingeter
• honingkoek
• honingraat

Descendants

• Afrikaans: heuning
• Negerhollands: henig, honing
• → Papiamentu: honing, heinik (dated)
• →? Sranan Tongo: oni
  • → Aukan: oniki
  • → Saramaccan: honi