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purgings

purgings is the plural of purging.

Meaning of purging

Noun

purging (countable and uncountable, plural purgings)

  1. A removal of undesirable people.
    Synonyms:
    purge, witchhunt
  2. The cleansing of a device by flushing it with water, steam, or some other liquid or gas.
  3. (premodern medicine) The removal of excess humors through bloodletting, induced vomiting, etc.
  4. The removal of digested waste: defecation; defecation induced by laxatives.
    Synonyms:
    defecation
  5. Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
    • He had violent pains in his belly, and purgings...1849, The Journal of Health and Disease, page 98
  6. (obsolete, rare) That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.

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Questions about purgings

What is purgings the plural of?
Purgings is the plural of purging.

Words near purgings in the dictionary

  1. purging nut
  2. purging nuts
  3. purging place
  4. purging places
  5. purgingly
  6. purgings
  7. Purgitsville
  8. puri
  9. puri-teen
  10. puri-teens
  11. purie

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