"sleeking" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 71 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18

Verb

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

Inflected forms

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          "ref": "1631, Shackerley Marmion, Holland's Leaguer:",
          "text": "Wherefore are all your sleekings, and your curlings,\nCrispings, and paintings, and your skin made soft,\nAnd your face smooth with ointments […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, William John Smith, The Behavior of Communicating: An Ethological Approach, page 66:",
          "text": "Some inconspicuous fluffings and sleekings of its plumage may serve as visible displays, yet are sufficiently subtle that a human observer detects them only with difficulty […]",
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries"
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    "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
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          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "2009, William John Smith, The Behavior of Communicating: An Ethological Approach, page 66:",
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