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cleaningthe process of making something free of dirt, marks, or mess

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: the process of making something free of dirt, marks, or mess

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈkliːnɪŋ/

Korean meaning: 청소, 청소하기

Korean pronunciation: **클리**닝

Example Sentences

  • My mom's cleaning sounds like a tornado hitting the house.
  • I'm cleaning my desk for the third time today, but it still looks messy.
  • The cleaning crew will arrive at 9 AM tomorrow.

cleaning

NOUN

//ˈkliːnɪŋ//

the process of making something free of dirt, marks, or mess

cleaning concept
💡 Concept

a smiling mother scrubs soap bubbles across dirty plates while her young daughter wipes down the messy counter with a colorful cloth. Soap suds float through the air as the dishes transform from grimy brown to sparkling white. The counter changes from sticky with food crumbs to a clean, shiny surface where the daughter's cloth passes over it. Kitchen utensils that were covered in sauce now gleam as they're placed in the drying rack. The father enters carrying fresh towels and grins at their progress. the process of making something free of dirt, marks, or mess

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cleaning rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

While leaning and cleaning, he finds the meaning!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈkliːnɪŋ/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

🌳Etymology

Rootclean
Suffix--ing

Origin

게르만어족에서 온 'clean'에 동명사를 만드는 '-ing'이 붙어서 탄생했습니다. 원래 'clean'은 '빛나는, 순수한'이라는 의미였어요.

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🎵Rhyme

meaningscreeningleaning
meaning
screening
leaning

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's cleaning sounds like a tornado hitting the house.

😄 Fun example

I'm cleaning my desk for the third time today, but it still looks messy.

The cleaning crew will arrive at 9 AM tomorrow.

She spent the weekend cleaning out her closet.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

tidyingscrubbingwashingpolishingsanitizing

Antonyms

dirtyingmessingsoiling

Related

cleancleanercleanlinesshygienemaintenance