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flushing¹

  • /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌʃɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun flushings

  1. countable, uncountable The act by which something is flushed. We tried to repair the toilet, but it broke again after two or three flushings.
  2. countable, uncountable Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).

flushing²

  • /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌʃɪŋ

Where it comes from

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

noun flushings

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

flushing³

  • /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

Rhymes with -ʌʃɪŋ

Where it comes from

From flush + -ing.

verb

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of flush

Flushing⁴

  • /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/
  • [ˈfɫʌ̈ʃɪ̃ŋ]

proper noun

  1. A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England, across the river from Falmouth (OS grid ref SW8134).

Flushing⁵

  • /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/
  • [ˈfɫʌ̈ʃɪ̃ŋ]

Where it comes from

From Dutch Vlissingen.

proper noun

  1. dated The town of Vlissingen in the Netherlands. An example of this was the hourly fast train from Amsterdam via Rotterdam to Eindhoven and Venlo, which used to be combined on the section from Amsterdam to Rotterdam with a stopping train to Flushing.
  2. A township and city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
  3. A township and village therein, in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
  4. A neighborhood of Queens, New York, New York, United States.
  5. A bay of Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing Bay.
  6. A river in Queens, New York, New York, United States; in full, Flushing River.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: flower, buff, blossom, bloom, rush, rosiness, blush, redness, redden, crimson, scour, burnish, furbish, inflammation, gush, outpouring

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@misc{flushing_2026,
  title = {flushing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/flushing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}