ROUNDING

/ˈɹaʊndΙͺΕ‹/
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R(1) O(1) U(1) N(1) D(2) I(1) N(1) G(2)
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Definition

/ˈɹaʊndΙͺΕ‹/
verb
  1. To shape something into a curve.
    “The carpenter rounded the edges of the table.”
  2. To become shaped into a curve.
  3. (with "out") To finish; to complete; to fill out.
    “She rounded out her education with only a single mathematics class.”
  4. To approximate a number, especially a decimal number by the closest whole number.
    “Ninety-five rounds up to one hundred.”
  5. To turn past a boundary.
    “Helen watched him until he rounded the corner.”
verb
  1. To speak in a low tone; whisper; speak secretly; take counsel.
  2. To address or speak to in a whisper, utter in a whisper.
noun
  1. The act by which a numerical value is rounded.
  2. The numerical value obtained by this process.
  3. The act of making anything round, as the lips in pronouncing some vowels.
  4. A rounded surface; a curve.
  5. In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back.
adjective
  1. Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

Source: Wiktionary

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Front hooks: G-ROUNDING

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