hone in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
hone in Marathi मराठी
hone in Sindhi سنڌي
hone in Urdu اُردُو
hone in English
- hone⇄hone (1), noun, verb, honed,honing.
- hone⇄hone (2), intransitive verb, honed,honing.
(Dialect.)
1. to grumble; whine; moan.
Ex. He lies ... honing and moaning to himself (Charles Lamb).
2. to yearn or pine. - hone⇄noun a fine-grained whetstone on which to give a fine finish to the edge of cutting tools, especially razors.
- hone⇄noun honer.
- hone⇄v.t. to sharpen on a hone.
Ex. (Figurative.) We regret the delays, but it gives a chance to hone our capabilities (John Glenn).