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sponging out

sponging out is the present participle and gerund of sponge out.

Meaning of sponge out

Verb

sponge out (third-person singular simple present sponges out, present participle sponging out, simple past and past participle sponged out)

  1. (transitive) To clean the inside of (something) by using a sponge.
  2. (transitive) To remove by using a sponge.
  3. (figuratively, transitive) To remove (something, especially debts).

Questions about sponging out

What is sponging out the present participle and gerund of?
Sponging out is the present participle and gerund of sponge out.

Words near sponging out in the dictionary

  1. sponginess
  2. sponging
  3. sponging down
  4. sponging house
  5. sponging houses
  6. sponging out
  7. sponging up
  8. sponging-house
  9. sponging-houses
  10. spongings
  11. spongins

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