- present participle of wash.
washing
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
Other scenes include the Last Supper, Pilate washing his hands, Christ carrying the cross, and the Crucifixion itself.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
And during the middle of it, I saw that she was wearing yellow rubber gloves with soap coming off because she was doing the washing up.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026
While his bloodshot eyes "seemed OK" after washing them, Jodanna said by the next morning they were extremely swollen and he was unable to open them, so she took Hudson to hospital.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
A simple, “I found some cash in the washing machine. Did you lose any money?” would do it.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
I skipped hand washing, and instead I pulled on my lime green shorts and my Snowberger’s baseball shirt.
From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
CXG’s environs were especially luxurious, complete with multicolored lights, aromatherapy and a warm foot bath, while Tou Dao Tang’s home-brewed, organic “tea bath” washings felt more down to earth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
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
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
Its frantic little banners seemed to be signaling distress now, on account of Mama Tataba’s vigorous washings in the river.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
