cleaning

• IPA^(key): /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -iːnɪŋ

cleaning

1. present participle of clean

cleaning (plural cleanings)

1. (gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.
   • 2009, January 13, “Jane E. Brody”, in New Thinking on How to Protect the Heart‎:

     So good dental hygiene, with regular periodontal cleanings, can help protect your heart as well as your teeth.

2. The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Gardner to this entry?)

• spring cleaning

• elancing, enlacing