Cleaning - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkliːnɪŋ|  American pronunciation of the word cleaning
Brit.  |ˈkliːnɪŋ|  British pronunciation of the word cleaning
- this word is used as a present participle form of the verb 'to be'to clean

noun

- the act of making something clean (syn: cleansing, cleanup)
he gave his shoes a good cleaning

Extra examples

Liz comes on Thursday to do the cleaning.

Do they have a cleaning woman?

The volunteers contributed their time towards cleaning up the city.

I will be busy cleaning the house.

...the cleaning squad usually arrives after regular business hours...

...there's always one person stuck with cleaning up the mess, namely me...

These restrooms are closed for cleaning.

He sliced open his finger while cleaning the fish.

She hired a maid to do the cleaning.

No amount of cleaning will get rid of all this dirt.

The brush detaches from the vacuum cleaner for easy cleaning.

...she showed a clear disrelish for the task of cleaning the fish that her husband had caught...

...the only bad part about owning a rabbit was cleaning the droppings out of the litter box every night...

...this vacuum cleaner has all of the accoutrements for cleaning furniture as well as floors...

I snapped out of my lethargy and began cleaning the house.

Word forms

noun
singular: cleaning
plural: cleanings
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