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flushing en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) The act by which something is flushed.
    • We tried to repair the toilet, but it broke again after two or three flushings.
  2. (countable, uncountable) Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).

Forms

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flushings Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

flushing time

flushing en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

Etymology

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

Meanings

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

Forms

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flushings Number=Plur lexicographic

flushing en · VERB · etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

Etymology

From flush + -ing.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of flush
    form of flush

Deriveds

flushingly