cleaning

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
• 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.
2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.

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Derived terms

• spring cleaning

Translations

action in which something is cleaned

• Arabic: تَنْظِيف m (tanẓīf)
• Armenian: մաքրում (hy) (makʻrum)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: rengjøring m or f

  Nynorsk: reingjering f

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• Polish: sprzątanie (pl) n, czyszczenie (pl) n
• Russian: очистка (ru) f (ochistka)
• Swedish: rengöring (sv) c

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