Synonyms:
shining, polishing
Meaning: the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it; "the shining of shoes provided a meager living"; "every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing"
Usage examples
The Professor left off polishing his spectacles to consider.
If your piano needs polishing employ a competent polisher to give it a hand-rubbing friction polish.
"My dears," he said after a minute, "the day is the same length as anything that is the same length as it." And he resumed his never-ending task of polishing.