"rounding" in the noun sense

1. rounding, rounding error

mathematics) a miscalculation that results from rounding off numbers to a convenient number of decimals

"the error in the calculation was attributable to rounding"

"taxes are rounded off to the nearest dollar but the rounding error is surprisingly small"

"rounding" in the verb sense

1. round

wind around move along a circular course

"round the bend"

2. round, round out, round off

make round

"round the edges"

3. round, labialize, labialise

pronounce with rounded lips

4. attack, round, assail, lash out, snipe, assault

attack in speech or writing

"The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"

5. polish, round, round off, polish up, brush up

bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state

"polish your social manners"

6. round off, round down, round out, round

express as a round number

"round off the amount"

7. round, flesh out, fill out

become round, plump, or shapely

"The young woman is fleshing out"

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