Mastering
['mæstɚ]
Definition
(noun.) the act of making a master recording from which copies can be made; 'he received a bill for mastering the concert and making 100 copies'.
(noun.) becoming proficient in the use of something; having mastery of; 'his mastering the art of cooking took a long time'.
Typed by Lillian--From WordNet
Definition
(p. pr. vb. n.) of Master
Edited by Barbie
Examples
- Mastering some hesitation, he answered, Miss Oliver, I presume. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
- It occurred to me as inconsistent, that, for any mastering idea, he should have endangered his freedom, and even his life. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
- Mastering at once the sixpence and the hand that held it, I demanded, 'Am I to die without you, or am I to live for you? Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- This was the mastering of the newspaper, so that she might be close up with John on general topics when John came home. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- She made a strong effort to be calm; she would not speak till she had succeeded in mastering her voice, and then she said: 'I was startled. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I had then been obliged to protect his family and his abode by mastering himself--and I had succeeded. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Mr. Casaubon bowed with cold politeness, mastering his irritation, but only so far as to be silent. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Editor: Margie