Found 3 items, similar to fining.
English → Indonesian (quick) Definition: fining dendaan
English → English (WordNet) Definition: fin fin n 1: the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one [syn: five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, Phoebe, Little Phoebe] 2: one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile [syn: tail fin, tailfin] 3: one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain [syn: louver, louvre] 4: a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) [syn: flipper, flippers, fins] 5: a stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish 6: organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals [also: finning, finned] fin v 1: equip (a car) with fins 2: propel oneself through the water in a finning motion 3: show the fins above the water while swimming; “The sharks were finning near the surface” [syn: break water] [also: finning, finned]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Fining Fining \Fin"ing\, n. 1. The act of imposing a fin?. [1913 Webster] 2. The process of fining or refining; clarification; also (Metal.), the conversion of cast iron into suitable for puddling, in a hearth or charcoal fire. [1913 Webster] 3. That which is used to refine; especially, a preparation of isinglass, gelatin, etc., for clarifying beer. [1913 Webster] Fining pot, a vessel in which metals are refined. --Prov. xvii. 3. [1913 Webster] Fine \Fine\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fined (f[imac]nd); p. pr. & vb. n. Fining.] [From Fine, a.] 1. To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold. [1913 Webster] It hath been fined and refined by . . . learned men. --Hobbes. [1913 Webster] 2. To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil. --L. H. Bailey. [1913 Webster] 3. To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship's lines, to diminish her lines gradually. [1913 Webster] I often sate at home On evenings, watching how they fined themselves With gradual conscience to a perfect night. --Browning. [1913 Webster]