- present participle of wash.
washing
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Angela advises residents to close their windows if they see muck-spreading taking place and not to put any washing out.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
They include steel, aluminum, clothing, smartphones and other electronics, fish, dishwashers, washing machines, and stoves.
From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026
Now, he added, he has “servers, bartenders and oyster shuckers in the kitchen washing dishes.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
By 10 August verified videos show large amounts of oil washing up on shores of Qeshm Island, along with an ongoing clean-up operation.
From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2026
Mama was washing, Daddy was drying, and I was putting away the dishes from lunch.
From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan
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
The legs on Raggedy Ann dolls are made of red and white-striped fabric, which will bleed when it gets wet from tears or attempted washings — better to replace them with new fabric.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 8, 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
Many washings had faded their color and dimmed their outlines.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
