(~s, honing, ~d)
1.
If you ~ something, for example a skill, technique, idea, or product, you carefully develop it over a long period of time so that it is exactly right for your purpose.
Leading companies spend time and money on honing the skills of senior managers...
VERB: V n
2.
If you ~ a blade, weapon, or tool, you sharpen it on a stone or with a special device. (TECHNICAL)
...four grinding wheels for honing fine edged tools and implements.
...a thin, ~d blade.
= sharpen
VERB: V n, V-ed