Synonyms of stropping

stropping

verb

present participle of strop

as in sharpening

to make sharp or sharper

at the museum they showed us how men used to strop razors with leather bands before the days of disposable blades

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sharpening
• grinding
• honing
• edging
• stoning
• filing
• whetting

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• polishing
• dulling
• blunting
• smoothing
• buffing
• rounding
• burnishing
• glossing