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Noun: flattening  fla-t(u-)ning
  1. The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rolls
    - flatting
Verb: flatten  fla-t(u)n
  1. Make flat or flatter
    "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"
     
  2. Become flat or flatter
    "The landscape flattened"; "The landscape flattened out"
    - flatten out
     
  3. Lower the pitch of (musical notes)
    - drop

Derived forms: flattenings

Type of: alter, change, change form, change shape, deform, form, modify, shape

Antonym: sharpen

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