- present participle of wash.
washing
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When I pay a cleaning fee, I expect someone to handle the work of preparing a property for its next occupants: washing linens, scrubbing bathrooms, cleaning floors.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2026
What’s out: Stripping the bed, taking trash off-site, washing or putting away dishes and other tasks that require significant effort or time.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Everyday actions generate billions of these nanoparticles, Yan noted, from washing a load of laundry to reheating a dish in the microwave.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 17, 2026
Witnesses captured videos of the haze washing over the Kalimantan region not far from where wildfires continue to burn.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
She was in the kitchen washing the dishes when he called her again last night.
From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam
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When they couldn’t identify any known cold virus, they inoculated adult volunteers with extracts from the nasal washings to confirm that something in the samples caused colds.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2024
They should hold up to repeated washings and they should be as beautiful as they are sturdy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023
Do not let the stained fabric dry out between washings!
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2022
The best options are simple to open, a breeze to clean and hardy enough to stand up to repeated washings.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
In spite of all the washings it had been through, its threads still held Amanda’s dear scent.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
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