Rounding

Round·ing

Rounding

a.
  1. Round or nearly round; becoming round; roundish.

Rounding

n.
  1. Small rope, or strands of rope, or spun yarn, wound round a rope to keep it from chafing; -- called also service. (Naut.)
  2. Modifying a speech sound by contraction of the lip opening; labializing; labialization. See Guide to Pronunciation, § 11. (Phonetics)