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wordsmithing en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɝdˌsmɪθɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈwɜːdsmɪθɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English wordsmith Middle English -ynge English -ing English wordsmithing From wordsmith (verb) + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, uncountable) 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 wordsmith
    • We’ve drafted an agreement, but there’s still a bit of wordsmithing left to do.

Antonyms

word salad

Hypernyms

rewording

Synonyms

wordsmithery

Translations (3)

fi kieliasun viimeistely (making of changes to a text to improve clarity and style) · pl krasomówstwo (making of changes to a text to improve clarity and style) · fi kieliasun hiominen (making of changes to a text to improve clarity and style)

wordsmithing en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈwɝdˌsmɪθɪŋ/ (General-American)
  • /ˈwɜːdsmɪθɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree English wordsmith Middle English -ynge English -ing English wordsmithing From wordsmith (verb) + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of wordsmith
    form of wordsmith