flushing

See also: Flushing

English

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

Etymology 1

flush +‎ -ing

Verb

flushing

  1. present participle of flush
Derived terms

Etymology 2

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

Noun

flushing (plural flushings)

  1. The act by which something is flushed.
    We tried to repair the toilet, but it broke again after two or three flushings.

Etymology 3

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

Noun

flushing (plural flushings)

  1. (Britain) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
  2. A surface formed of floating threads.

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