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| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fi-ness |
| Phonetic Transcription : fɪˈnɛss |
Definition of finessing
Origin :- 1746, originally as a term in whist; see finesse (n.). Related: Finessed; finessing.
- verb maneuver, manipulate
- They made for him boldly; there was no need of finessing in his case.
- Extract from : « Harvard Stories » by Waldron Kintzing Post
- And that shows that you are only a man after all; in spite of your finessing.
- Extract from : « The March Family Trilogy, Complete » by William Dean Howells
- He threw aside his first intention of finessing Belle into his bedroom on the plea of asking her to help him to pack.
- Extract from : « The Sins of the Children » by Cosmo Hamilton
- Come, Chief Inspector, this finessing with me is highly improper on your part—highly improper.
- Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
- That desire was the one real and substantial thing in a somewhat superficial, egotistic, and finessing character.
- Extract from : « Stella Fregelius » by H. Rider Haggard
- After some finessing, the Government showed a determination to go on with both bills.
- Extract from : « The History of the Great Irish Famine of 1847 (3rd ed.) (1902) » by John O'Rourke
- To passage hawks, especially haggards, this finessing is the A B C of scientific flying.
- Extract from : « The Art and Practice of Hawking » by Edward B. Michell
- A right-down good hare Millichip turned out to be; doubling and twisting and finessing, and exasperating the hounds considerably.
- Extract from : « Johnny Ludlow, Second Series » by Mrs. Henry Wood
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