Emptying
noun, verb
noun, verb ·3 syllables ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The act by which something is emptied.
"The bucket under the leaky roof needs frequent emptyings."
- 2 the act of removing the contents of something wordnet
- 3 Alternative form of emptins. alt-of, alternative, in-plural
Verb
- 1 present participle and gerund of empty form-of, gerund, participle, present
Example
More examples"At two o’clock yesterday afternoon a small packet, wrapped in brown paper, was handed in by the postman. A cardboard box was inside, which was filled with coarse salt. On emptying this, Miss Cushing was horrified to find two human ears, apparently quite freshly severed."