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Antonyms for forging


Grammar : Verb
Spell : fawr-jing, fohr-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɔr dʒɪŋ, ˈfoʊr-



Definition of forging

Origin :
  • late 14c., "a smithy," from Old French forge (12c.) "forge, smithy," earlier faverge, from Latin fabrica "workshop," from faber (genitive fabri) "workman in hard materials, smith" (see fabric). As the heating apparatus itself, from late 15c.
  • verb counterfeit
  • verb make something from scratch
Example sentences :
  • Pete started ahead, forging his way through the thick growth.
  • Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
  • He has lightened the burden of thought because he has shown us that the chains which we wear are of our own forging.
  • Extract from : « Sophist » by Plato
  • Their livelihood was for the most part derived from mining and forging iron.
  • Extract from : « Anabasis » by Xenophon
  • He waved his hand, bawling, "Put your helm down—you're forging ahead!"
  • Extract from : « The Frozen Pirate » by W. Clark Russell
  • A man goes to prison for stealing or forging, and so does a woman.
  • Extract from : « Adam Johnstone's Son » by F. Marion Crawford
  • I succeeded beyond my expectations in forging an important link.
  • Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • This man is a deal too shrewd to have done any of the forging himself.
  • Extract from : « The Adventures of Harry Revel » by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
  • Only the officer held his own, for he was now forging ahead of the Africans.
  • Extract from : « The Lion's Brood » by Duffield Osborne
  • In carving, the hand of a countess; in forging, a blacksmith's arm.
  • Extract from : « Put Yourself in His Place » by Charles Reade
  • I have a warrant for your arrest, Silva, on a charge of forging and uttering.
  • Extract from : « Jack O' Judgment » by Edgar Wallace

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