rounding

Round"ing, a. Defn: Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish. Round"ing, n. 1. (Naut.) Defn: Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service. 2. (Phonetics) Defn: Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 11.

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