[{"word":"fining","phonetic":"/ˈfaɪnɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈfaɪnɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To make finer, purer, or cleaner; to purify or clarify.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to fine gold"},{"definition":"To become finer, purer, or cleaner.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to fine the soil"},{"definition":"To change by fine gradations.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"to fine down a ship's lines, i.e. to diminish her lines gradually"},{"definition":"To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To become gradually fine; to diminish; to dwindle (with away, down, or off).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["clarify","purify","refine"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To issue a fine as punishment to (someone).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"She was fined a thousand dollars for littering, but she appealed."},{"definition":"To pay a fine.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":["amerce"],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To finish; to cease.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To cause to cease; to stop.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fine","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fining"]}]