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- [hoo-ver]
- /ˈhu vər/
- /ˈhuː.vər/
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- [hoo-ver]
- /ˈhu vər/
Definitions of hoovering word
- verb with object hoovering to clean with a vacuum cleaner. 1
- noun hoovering Present participle of hoover. 1
- noun hoovering the action or an instance of using a Hoover to vacuum-clean 0
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Origin of hoovering
First appearance:
before 1925 One of the 11% newest English words
First recorded in 1925-30; after the trademark of a vacuum cleaner manufacturer
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Parts of speech for Hoovering
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hoovering popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
hoovering usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hoovering
verb hoovering
- feed — to give a fee to.
- inhale — to breathe in; draw in by breathing: to inhale the polluted air.
- eat up — to take into the mouth and swallow for nourishment; chew and swallow (food).
- absorb — If something absorbs a liquid, gas, or other substance, it soaks it up or takes it in.
- ingest — to take, as food, into the body (opposed to egest).
Antonyms for hoovering
verb hoovering
- nibble — to bite off small bits.
- abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
- accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
- store — an establishment where merchandise is sold, usually on a retail basis.
- fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
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