"resmooth" meaning in English

See resmooth in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: resmooths [present, singular, third-person], resmoothing [participle, present], resmoothed [participle, past], resmoothed [past]
Etymology: From re- + smooth. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|smooth}} re- + smooth Head templates: {{en-verb}} resmooth (third-person singular simple present resmooths, present participle resmoothing, simple past and past participle resmoothed)
  1. (transitive) To make smooth again. Tags: transitive

Inflected forms

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          "text": "2012, Diane, Carbonell, 150 Pounds Gone Forever: How I Lost Half My Size and You Can Too\nAnd the beautiful smooth shiny frosting was now a globby mess, as I unsuccessfully tried to resmooth it into the gap where the missing brownies had been. The more I moved the frosting around, the worse it looked."
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        "(transitive) To make smooth again."
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        "(transitive) To make smooth again."
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