burnish

[US]/ˈbɜːnɪʃ/
[UK]/ˈbɜːrnɪʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. polish to a shine; make shiny
n. luster; polish
vi. become shiny by polishing
Word Forms
Third Person Singularburnishes
Past Participleburnished
Present Participleburnishing
Past Tenseburnished
Comparativeburnisher
Pluralburnishes

Example Sentences

the gleam of burnished gold.

The stone burnishes well.

This metal burnishes well.

the sky was a burnished aestival blue; estival winds.

Use steel brush or burnisher to clean dust and weathered layer on the surface of concrete;

Use steel brush or burnished to clean up laitance on the surface of concrete and the concrete surface should keep dry;

The Card Room seems to speak of a thousand games of whist and bridge and the Gold Room, especially as the westering sun burnishes its teak ceiling, is the ideal place for a pre-dinner sherry.

Real-world Examples

Like a long line of spears brightly burnished and tall.

Source: Original Chinese Language Class in American Elementary Schools

By offering degrees online, universities are making it easier for professionals to burnish their skills.

Source: Dominance Issue 3 (March 2018)

The craftsman burnished the brass plates until they glowed.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

It also helps burnish his public image.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 3

With those red shoes and the gold brooch and all her burnished brown hair.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Narang says Modi's speech about India as a space power will burnish his reputation as strong on defense.

Source: NPR News March 2019 Compilation

He criticised management because he said that they prized burnishing its sustainable credentials at the expense of running the business.

Source: Financial Times

But is this enough to burnish its green credentials?

Source: Economist Business

Charlotte would burnish up past foolishness, and this might upset her nerves.

Source: The Room with a View (Part Two)

Tech firms keen to burnish their progressive credentials are leading the way.

Source: Economist Business

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