Category:Rounding

Round"ing, a.

Defn: round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

Rounding 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.