# mastering

Pronunciation: US say "MAS-ter-ing" /ˈmæs.təɹ.ɪŋ/; say "MAHS-tuh-ring" UK /ˈmɑːs.təɹ.ɪŋ/, AUS /ˈmaːs.təɹ.ɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of master. — present participle and gerund of master
   - Simple: Present participle of master. Use this form for an action happening now or as the name of the action.
   - _Mastering a craft requires both patience and steady repetition._
   - _He is mastering the art of bread-making this winter._

## Noun

2. The process of becoming highly skilled in the use of something; the development of mastery.
   - Simple: The act of getting very good at a skill through practice over time.
   - _The mastering of three languages took her a decade of dedicated study._
   - _True mastering of a discipline comes only with years of patient effort._
3. The final stage of audio production, in which a finished recording is prepared and balanced for release.
   - Simple: The last step in making a music recording ready to be shared or sold.
   - _The album spent two weeks in mastering before its release date._
   - _Careful mastering made the tracks sound consistent across different speakers._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/mastering (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).