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washing off

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

Meaning of wash off

Verb

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

  1. (ambitransitive, ditransitive) To remove (or be removed) by washing; to clean off (dirt or the thing that it is besmirching) by washing.
    • I'm trying to wash off this equipment.

Questions about washing off

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

Words near washing off in the dictionary

  1. washing machine
  2. washing machines
  3. washing mitt
  4. washing mitts
  5. washing of feet
  6. washing off
  7. washing one's brain out with soap
  8. washing one's dirty laundry in public
  9. washing one's dirty linen in public
  10. washing one's elbows
  11. washing one's hands

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