Cleaning

//ˈkliːnɪŋ// noun, verb

noun, verb ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The process of making something clean; a freeing from filth or dirt. countable, uncountable

    "So good dental hygiene, with regular periodontal cleanings, can help protect your heart as well as your teeth."

  2. 2
    the act of making something clean wordnet
  3. 3
    The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc. countable, uncountable

    "The risk which the cow runs, after slinking, is in not getting quit of the cleaning, or afterbirth, or placenta[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of clean form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
abstergentabstersionautoclavebowdlerizationbroombrush

Example

More examples

"I hate those spiders. They're always there to freak me out when I'm cleaning."

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