smartening

verb

Definition of smarteningnext
present participle of smarten
as in brightening

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  1. brightening
  2. beautifying
  3. adorning
  4. decorating
Verb
  • The forecast came in the wake of its sudden dimming during 2023 after a decade of gradually brightening.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Trader stepped outside, into the brightening gray, and placed an FPV drone on a wooden stool resting on its side.
    C.J. Chivers Robert Fass Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of brightening
Verb
  • The pictures are beautiful, but Hujar’s is not a beautifying eye.
    Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024
  • While beautifying the area, the project also aims to provide insights into the impact of urban green space on human health and the environment.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of beautifying
Verb
  • The inviting ones adorning the tips of the Lina Bo Bardi’s Bola de Latao armchair, and the microscopic ones teasing the bottom of a Josef Hoffman fork.
    Sophie Collé, Architectural Digest, 27 Dec. 2024
  • His works include a large-scale interpretation of New Zealand's native Weta bug along the first fairway and a series of oversized dragonflies with six-foot wingspans adorning a lake by the sixth fairway.
    Erik Matuszewski, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of adorning
Verb
  • Singing was more fun than decorating cookies.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Drew also shared a surprising tree decorating hack.
    Tabitha Parent, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of decorating
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