fining
Americannoun
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the process by which fused glass is freed of undissolved gases.
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the process of clarifying or filtering a wine or spirit.
noun
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the process of removing undissolved gas bubbles from molten glass
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the process of clarifying liquors by the addition of a coagulant
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(plural) a substance, such as isinglass, added to wine, beer, etc, to clarify it
Etymology
Origin of fining
Example Sentences
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Regulator Ofwat recently proposed fining SEW £22m over issues affecting 286,000 people in Kent and Sussex between 2020 and 2023.
From BBC • May 28, 2026
So can Sanders actually start fining players on his team for these violations?
From MarketWatch • Jan. 30, 2026
Officials have overhauled the management of brick kilns, a major source of black carbon emissions, and taken other measures such as fining drivers of high-emission vehicles and incentivising farmers to stop agricultural burning.
From Barron's • Jan. 21, 2026
Records show it inspected Accurate Energetic Systems once in the last 20 years, fining the company $7,200 in 2019 for allegedly failing to protect workers from hazardous chemicals.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025
He was dressed in a black suit, and his sharp nose stuck up like a beak against the ivory silk fining.
From "The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer
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