refreshing en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/
Etymology
By surface analysis, refresh + -ing.
Meanings
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That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
Every forecast or guess has one refreshing quality: one will be right and the rest will be wrong.
2022 June 20, Charles Hugh Smith, The Difference Between a Forecast and a Guess:The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash.
1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 217:
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Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.
The polarization system has a refreshing rate that is twice the refreshing rate of the corresponding shutter system.
2003, John Wang, Data Mining: Opportunities and Challenges, page 74:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more refreshing | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most refreshing | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
unrefreshing · nonrefreshing · refreshingness · refreshingly
Translations (27)
ja 爽快 (refreshing) · de erfrischend (refreshing) · nb leskende (refreshing) · bg опреснителен (of an electronic screen or application) · ca refrescant (refreshing) · izh siiva (refreshing) · nb forfriskende (refreshing) · pl orzeźwiający (refreshing) · uk що освіжає (refreshing) · pl odświeżający (refreshing) · yue 清新 (refreshing) · fi virkistävä (refreshing) · fi raikastava (refreshing) · uk освіжаючий (refreshing) · tr ferahlatıcı (refreshing) · mk освежително (refreshing) · bg освежаващ (refreshing) · cmn 清新 (refreshing) · fr rafraîchissant (refreshing) · nrf rafraîchissant (refreshing) · nl verfrissend (refreshing) · it rinfrescante (refreshing) · bg освежителен (refreshing) · eo revigliga (refreshing) · ar مُنْعِش (refreshing) · es refrescante (refreshing) · bg ободрителен (refreshing)