cleaning
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cleaning
- /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
Rhymes with -iːnɪŋ
noun cleanings
- The process of making something clean; a freeing from filth or dirt. So good dental hygiene, with regular periodontal cleanings, can help protect your heart as well as your teeth.
- The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc. The risk which the cow runs, after slinking, is in not getting quit of the cleaning, or afterbirth, or placenta[…]
verb
- present participle and gerund of clean
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: cleanup, cleansing, clean-up, clearance, dropping, clearing, removal, eraser, stripping, purging, sweeping, sweep, maintenance, spill, wipe, remediation
Translations
Talk about this word "cleaning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cleaning. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cleaning. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cleaning "cleaning." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cleaning.Cite this
@misc{cleaning_2026,
title = {cleaning},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cleaning},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
