furbish
verb (used with object)
to restore to freshness of appearance or good condition (often followed by up).
furbishing
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present participleof furbish.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Their invitation Dr. Fosdick expressed in a great exordium: The great east window of Chicago's Fourth Presbyterian Church has long needed proper furbishing in stained glass.
From Time Magazine Archive
After furnishing and furbishing his embassy residence to the tune of $1,000,000, the U.S.
From Time Magazine Archive
Along with the doves, there was a great program for furbishing up the state buildings, the Russian embassy, the swank Bristol hotel; scaffolds lined the buildings on Unter den Linden.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such furbishing, and painting, and washing, Moscow never before enjoyed.
From Fred Markham in Russia The Boy Travellers in the Land of the Czar by R. T. Landells
The army set about furbishing and repairing their armor, and the King gave a supper that evening to the earls and barons of his army, where they made good cheer.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 by Rossiter Johnson
