true
adjective
being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false.
truing
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present participleof true.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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Her strappy sandals are making lots of noise as she runs around the class looking for a truing wheel--to give her pattern the appropriate curve.
From Time Magazine Archive
The broken lines illustrate a condition after colleting and before truing.
From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Walter J. Kleinlein
Original truing of the hairspring is made necessary by the fact of attaching the collet to its center.
From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Walter J. Kleinlein
If the lathe has raised Vs on the bed it will be sufficient to true them only, without truing the flat surfaces.
From Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II by Joshua Rose
Nearly two months were consumed in truing and smoothing the stone, as all millers in the mill had struck at once when they became acquainted with the character of the changes I proposed to make.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 275, April 9, 1881 by Various
