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====Derived terms====
====Derived terms====
* {{l|en|dry cleaning}}
* {{l|en|spring cleaning}}
* {{l|en|spring cleaning}}

===Adjective===
{{en-adj|-}}

# That which cleans.


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Revision as of 15:03, 16 October 2021

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
  • Audio (RP):(file)
  • Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ

Verb

cleaning

  1. present participle of clean

Noun

cleaning (countable and uncountable, plural cleanings)

  1. (gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.
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  2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
    • 1844, Henry Stephens, The Book of Farm:
      The risk which the cow runs, after slinking, is in not getting quit of the cleaning, or afterbirth, or placenta []

Derived terms

Adjective

cleaning (not comparable)

  1. That which cleans.

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