smooth away in English

Forms: smooths away [present, singular, third-person], smoothing away [participle, present], smoothed away [participle, past], smoothed away [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} smooth away (third-person singular simple present smooths away, present participle smoothing away, simple past and past participle smoothed away)

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    {
      "form": "smooths away",
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        "third-person"
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    },
    {
      "form": "smoothing away",
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        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothed away",
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        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothed away",
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        "past"
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        {
          "text": "His rough edges have been smoothed away by a period of personal growth.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "The imperfections need to be smoothed away in a computer art package.",
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      "glosses": [
        "To remove or conceal by smoothing; to remove through gradual action."
      ],
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  ],
  "word": "smooth away"
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{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "smooths away",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothing away",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothed away",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "smoothed away",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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          "text": "The imperfections need to be smoothed away in a computer art package.",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remove or conceal by smoothing; to remove through gradual action."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "smooth away"
}

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"smooth away" meaning in English

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