washing
Syllables: wash·ingUK/ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/US/ˈwɑʃ.ɪŋ/
washing noun: the action of the verb to wash. Also the present participle and gerund of wash.
Noun
washing (countable and uncountable, plural washings)
- The action of the verb to wash.
- I then took a piece of dry stone, ground it fine in a mortar, and placed the powder in water, the sand particles sunk rapidly to the bottom, while the clay remained suspended, and by several washings and decantings the sand and clay could be approximately separated ;[…]1855, Proceedings of the Royal Philosophical Society of Glasgow, volume 3, page 315
- Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
- My mother used to do the washing on a Monday.
- […] Hazel telling about how she liked a good woodpile, especially when she used to take in washing to earn a little extra. She needed a goodly pile to fuel her washtubs.2013, Robin Wall Kimmerer, Braiding Sweetgrass, 1st edition, Milkweed Editions, →ISBN, page 74
- Synonyms:
- laundry
- The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed.
- The washings have a higher concentration of metal.
- The liquid used to wash an ore.
- A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
- the gold-washings, or silver-washings
- A thin covering or coat.
- a washing of silver
- A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
- The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.
Also used as
washing is also the present participle and gerund of wash.
washing meaning in Telugu
washing in Telugu
- action of the verb "to wash"
- కడుగుట kaḍuguṭa
Examples of washing in a sentence
- He's in the garden hanging his smalls on the washing line.
- I don't have any money but I can pay in kind by washing the dishes.
- During washing, the red from the rug ran onto the white sheet, staining it pink.
Synonyms of washing
Forms of washing
| plural | washings |
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Origin of washing
Inherited from Middle English waschynge /wasshynge /weschynge, from Old English *wæsċing /*weasċing (attested in weasċingweġ), from Proto-West Germanic *waskingu. By surface analysis, wash + -ing. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Waaskenge (“washing”), West Frisian wasking (“washing”), Dutch wassing (“washing”), German Waschung (“washing”).
Inherited from Middle English waschyng /wasschinge /wasschynge /wassende /wesschinge, from Old English *wæsċende /*wasċende, from Proto-West Germanic *waskandī, from Proto-Germanic *waskandz (“washing”), present participle of *waskaną (“to wash”). By surface analysis, wash + -ing. Cognate with Dutch wassend, German waschend, Swedish vaskande.
Words formed from washing
- AI washing
- brain-washing
- check washing
- dirty washing
- fat washing
- hand-washing
- hand washing
- open washing
- open-washing
- participation-washing
- power washing
- rainbow washing
- washing ball
- washing bin
- washing blue
- washing bottle
- washing day
- washing line
- washing machine
- washing mitt
- washing of feet
- washing powder
- washing sherry
- washing soda
- washing-soda
- washing stuff
- washing tab
- washing-up
- wave washing
Phrases with washing
- washing up
- washing off
- washing out
- acid washing
- back washing
- washing away
- washing bins
- washing days
- washing down
- washing over
- washing tabs
- brain washing
26 more phrasesFewer phrases
- washing balls
- washing lines
- washing mitts
- machine washing
- washing bottles
- washing powders
- pressure washing
- washing its face
- washing machines
- washing and going
- did the washing up
- washing oneself of
- does the washing up
- done the washing up
- washing one's hands
- washing your elbows
- doing the washing up
- washing one's elbows
- washing a negro white
- washing one's hands of
- washing one's mouth out
- washing out one's mouth
- washing a blackamoor white
- washing one's brain out with soap
- washing one's dirty linen in public
- washing one's dirty laundry in public
Words that rhyme with washing
Questions about washing
- What does washing mean?
- Washing means the action of the verb to wash.
- What is washing in Telugu?
- Washing in Telugu is కడుగుట (kaḍuguṭa). See Washing meaning in Telugu.
- What part of speech is washing?
- Washing is a noun.
- How do you pronounce washing?
- Washing is pronounced /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ (UK).
- What is the plural of washing?
- The plural of washing is washings.
Words near washing in the dictionary
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