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Webster 1913 Edition

Flushing

Flush′ing

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Noun.
1.
A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; – commonly in the [GREEK]
[Eng.]
2.
(Weaving)
A surface formed of floating threads.

Webster 1828 Edition

Flushing

FLUSH'ING

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ppr.
Overspreading with red; glowing.

FLUSH'ING

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Noun.
A glow of red in the face.

Definition 2024

flushing

flushing

See also: Flushing

English

Verb

flushing

  1. present participle of flush
Derived terms

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.

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Etymology 2

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.

Etymology

From flush + -ing.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

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