flushing

See also: Flushing

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

Etymology 1

flush +‎ -ing

Verb

flushing

1. present participle of flush

Derived terms

• flushingly

Etymology 2

From Middle English flusshyng, flusshynge, equivalent to flush +‎ -ing.

Noun

flushing (plural flushings)

1. The act by which something is flushed.

   We tried to repair the toilet, but it broke again after two or three flushings.

Etymology 3

Named after the dated anglicized Dutch city name Flushing (“Vlissingen”) where the wool was made, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch Vlissingen, further etymology is uncertain.

Noun

flushing (plural flushings)

1. (UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
2. A surface formed of floating threads.

Anagrams

• lungfish