washing

The word “washing” has 2 syllables: wash-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈwɒʃ.ɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for washing?

In the thesaurus, “washing” has 119 synonyms and 16 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for washing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for washing

ablution
ablutionary
abstersion
agitating
aspersing
bath
bathing
beating
bedewing
bedraggling
bubbling
churning
dampening
damping
deluging
detersion
dipping
dirty clothes
douching
dousing
dowsing
drenching
dribbling
dripping
drizzling
dropping
drowning
ducking
dunking
eddying
engulfing
flooding
flowing
flushing
flying
fomentation
getting through
going down
going over
going through
guggling
gurgling
gushing
holding up
holding water
hosing
humidifying
hydrating
impregnating
inundating
irrigating
jetting
lapping
laundering
laundry
lavabo
lavage
lavation
lavement
laving
lipping
maundy
misting
moistening
moisturizing
overflowing
paddling
passing
passing muster
plashing
playing
purling
reeling
rehydrating
rewashing
rewetting
rinsing
rippling
rushing
saturating
shaking
showering
sloshing
sluicing
soaking
soddening
sopping
sousing
spewing
splashing
spouting
sprinkling
spurting
squirting
standing up
steeping
stirring
streaming
submerging
swamping
swashing
swirling
swishing
swooshing
taking
trickling
wash
washing out
water-soaking
watering
waterlogging
wetting
wetting down
wheeling
whipping
whirling
whishing
whisking
working

Antonyms for washing

dehumidifying
dehydrating
desiccating
dewatering
drip-drying
drying
evaporating
freeze-drying
parching
pouring
rolling
running
scorching
searing
streaming
wringing

Meanings of washing

verb
1. To clean with water.
2. To move or erode by the force of water in motion.
3. To separate valuable material (such as gold) from worthless material by the action of flowing water.
4. To clean oneself with water.
5. To cover with water or any liquid; to wet; to fall on and moisten.
6. To move with a lapping or swashing sound; to lap or splash.
7. To be eroded or carried away by the action of water.
8. To be cogent, convincing; to withstand critique.
9. To bear without injury the operation of being washed.
10. To be wasted or worn away by the action of water, as by a running or overflowing stream, or by the dashing of the sea; said of road, a beach, etc.
11. To cover with a thin or watery coat of colour; to tint lightly and thinly.
12. To overlay with a thin coat of metal.
13. To cause dephosphorization of (molten pig iron) by adding substances containing iron oxide, and sometimes manganese oxide.
14. To pass (a gas or gaseous mixture) through or over a liquid for the purpose of purifying it, especially by removing soluble constituents.
noun
1. The action of the verb to wash.
2. Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.
3. (often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed.
4. The liquid used to wash an ore.
5. A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.
6. A thin covering or coat.
7. A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.
8. The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.

Example Sentences

She is washing the dishes after dinner.
He spends his weekends washing his car.
The rain is washing away the dirt from the sidewalk.
She enjoys washing her clothes by hand.
The waves keep washing over the rocks.

On this page you'll find 135 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to washing, such as: ablution, ablutionary, abstersion, agitating, aspersing, bath, bathing.

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