"sleeking" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sleekings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sleeking (plural sleekings)
  1. A process of making smooth or glossy.
    Sense id: en-sleeking-en-noun-qHYTqeol

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sleeking
  1. present participle and gerund of sleek Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sleek
    Sense id: en-sleeking-en-verb-QLxFJHVa Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 91

Inflected forms

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