Meanings
nounfinessing (plural finessings)
plural finessings
- The act of handling something with care or skill.
Tuchel had demanded energy, a finessing of the connections between his players, a reinforcement of the identity he has wanted to see emerge out of the autumn programme. It did not really happen.
2025 November 13, David Hytner, “Saka and Eze strikes sink Serbia as England maintain perfect World Cup qualifying record”, in The Guardian
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of finesse
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APA
finessing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finessing
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“finessing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finessing. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finessing,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finessing.
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