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washing

was·hing

UK/ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/ US/ˈwɑʃ.ɪŋ/ common uk

noun

1.

the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)

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2.

garments or white goods that can be cleaned by laundering

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Origin

Inherited from Middle English waschyng /wasschinge /wasschynge /wassende /wesschinge, from Old English *wæsċende /*wasċende, from Proto-West Germanic *waskandī, from Proto-Germanic *waskandz (“washing”), present participle of *waskaną (“to wash”). By surface analysis, wash + -ing. Cognate with Dutch wassend, German waschend, Swedish vaskande.

Phrases

  • AI washing
  • check washing
  • dirty washing
  • fat washing
  • hand washing
  • open washing
  • power washing
  • rainbow washing

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