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
Special grinders are used for truing these hardened centers.
From Turning and Boring A specialized treatise for machinists, students in the industrial and engineering schools, and apprentices, on turning and boring methods, etc. by Franklin D. Jones
Allow a little "spare" on the boards for truing up.
From Things To Make by Archibald Williams
Power grindstones usually have truing devices attached to them, Fig.
From Handwork in Wood by William Noyes
A balance of this description may be poised as it is and often will produce better timing results than would be gained by perfect truing and subsequent regulation during readjustment of the metals.
From Rules and Practice for Adjusting Watches by Walter J. Kleinlein
