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Raresanding
The correct spelling is sanding.
How to pronounce sanding
verb
Say it like: San-din-g
The correct spelling is sanding. To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
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Meanings
verb
- 1.To abrade the surface of (something) with sand or sandpaper in order to smooth or clean it.
- 2.To cover with sand.
- 3.To blot ink using sand.
noun
- 1.The act or process by which something is sanded; the application of sandpaper, etc.
- 2.A type of dancing where the floor is covered in sand. See Sanding (dance).
- 3.The process of testing the surface of gilding, after it has been fired, with fine sand and water.
- 4.The process of burying oysters in sand.
- 5.The process of applying sand to rails in railway track to aid adhesion.
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