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washing away

washing away is the present participle and gerund of wash away.

Meaning of wash away

Verb

wash away (third-person singular simple present washes away, present participle washing away, simple past and past participle washed away)

  1. To eliminate or destroy by fast-moving water, such as a flood or a high sea.
    • Thousands were left homeless as the flood waters washed away the eastern part of the city.
  2. (broadly, figuratively) To eliminate.
    • This latest piece of information, if true, will wash away all doubt.

Questions about washing away

What is washing away the present participle and gerund of?
Washing away is the present participle and gerund of wash away.

Words near washing away in the dictionary

  1. washinesses
  2. washing
  3. washing a blackamoor white
  4. washing a negro white
  5. washing and going
  6. washing away
  7. washing ball
  8. washing balls
  9. washing bin
  10. washing bins
  11. washing blue

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