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- [klee-ning]
- /ˈkli nɪŋ/
- /ˈkliː.nɪŋ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [klee-ning]
- /ˈkli nɪŋ/
Definitions of cleaning word
- noun cleaning the act of removing dirt or something undesirable 3
- noun cleaning the job or activity of keeping a place clean 3
- noun cleaning an act or instance of making clean: Give the house a good cleaning. 1
- noun cleaning Slang. an overwhelming or complete defeat, financial loss, or failure: Our team took a cleaning in yesterday's game. 1
- noun cleaning Informal. killing (def 3). 1
- adjective cleaning free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained: She bathed and put on a clean dress. 1
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Origin of cleaning
First appearance:
before 1655 One of the 46% oldest English words
First recorded in 1655-75; clean + -ing1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Cleaning
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cleaning popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 84% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cleaning usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cleaning
noun cleaning
- sterilization — the act of sterilizing.
- washing — the act or process of washing with water or other liquid: to give the car a wash.
- sanitation — the development and application of sanitary measures for the sake of cleanliness, protecting health, etc.
- purification — to make pure; free from anything that debases, pollutes, adulterates, or contaminates: to purify metals.
- prophylaxis — Medicine/Medical. the preventing of disease. the prevention of a specific disease, as by studying the biological behavior, transmission, etc., of its causative agent and applying a series of measures against it.
adjective cleaning
- cathartic — Something that is cathartic has the effect of catharsis.
- cathartical — Cathartic.
- ablutionary — a cleansing with water or other liquid, especially as a religious ritual.
- refining — to bring to a fine or a pure state; free from impurities: to refine metal, sugar, or petroleum.
Antonyms for cleaning
noun cleaning
- contamination — the act or process of contaminating or the state of being contaminated
- rottenness — decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad-smelling.
- spoliation — the act or an instance of plundering or despoiling.
Top questions with cleaning
- how to cleaning carpet?
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