Synonyms of planing

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verb (1)

present participle of plane

as in smoothing

to make free from breaks, curves, or bumps

planed the wood for the picnic table perfectly smooth so that no one would get splinters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• smoothing
• shaving
• trimming
• levelling
• flattening
• evening
• leveling
• smoothening
• laying
• paring
• clipping
• pruning
• combing
• raking
• cropping
• spreading
• pressing
• surfacing
• carding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• roughing
• roughening
• bending
• wrinkling
• pitting
• denting
• rumpling
• coarsening
• kinking

planing

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verb (2)

present participle of plane

as in flying

to move through the air with or as if with outstretched wings

an eagle planed effortlessly overhead, gliding on an air current

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flying
• sailing
• hovering
• gliding
• winging
• floating
• drifting
• soaring
• darting
• aviating
• fluttering
• cruising
• coasting
• sweeping
• hanging
• flitting
• wafting
• diving
• jetting
• orbiting
• stooping
• rocketing
• catapulting
• helicoptering