"Don't you think it's a cruel, barbarous thing to whip a child . . . ANY child?" exclaimed Anne, her face flushing with earnestness.
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Flushing
//ˈflʌʃɪŋ//
Synonyms for "flushing" (42 found)
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On the Japanese high-tech toilet there were quite a number of buttons with text in Kanji. These I couldn't read, and I was afraid of doing something wrong. What would happen? Finally, I at least found the button for flushing. And, luckily, there was still classic paper.
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Mennad kept flushing the toilet.
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Lower lid before flushing.
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