- present participle of wash.
washing
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Luther is interrupted during a solemn moment of prayer when the washing machine announces the end of its cycle by playing the melody of Schubert’s “Trout Quintet.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2026
As the Mayo Clinic notes, “processing” can include washing, chopping, drying, packaging and a number of other things.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
It is a rapid rise for a player who used to return to Freiburg's academy to do his washing.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
"I tried to lift everything up, but I gave up on large electric appliances like the refrigerator and washing machine. I guess they are broken."
From Barron's ● Sep. 27, 2026
He threw away the trash and started washing his hands in the kitchen sink.
From "Caterpillar Summer" by Gillian McDunn
With a little Woolite — and the stomach to ignore the tsk-tsk of “dry clean only” — it’ll survive a hundred washings.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2024
When they couldn’t identify any known cold virus, they inoculated adult volunteers with extracts from the nasal washings to confirm that something in the samples caused colds.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 11, 2024
Do not let the stained fabric dry out between washings!
From Salon ● Jul. 8, 2022
A comfortable, nonslip grip and the ability to stand up to many uses and washings are other considerations.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2020
I imagined her dress to be a pale, listless yellow from too many washings.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
