cleaning
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- //ˈkliːnɪŋ//
The process of making something clean; a freeing from filth or dirt.
noun
- 1
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.
Like me, it's old, slow, loud, unsophisticated, underpowered, and in bad need of a good cleaning .
- 2
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
- 1
Also a form of cleanpresent participle and gerund of clean
Forms
- plural
- cleanings
cleaned · Having been made clean.cleaner · A person whose occupation is to clean things, especially…cleaners · A professional laundry or dry cleaner.
cleaning · The process of making something clean; a freeing from filth or dirt.
cleanse · To free from dirt; to clean, to purify.cleansing · That cleanses.cleanup · The act of cleaning or tidying something.