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flushing

  • noun
  • /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

The act by which something is flushed.

Example

“We tried to repair the toilet, but it broke again after two or three flushings.”

Other meanings

  1. of to the skin's , especially on the , as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).

  2. A surface formed of floating threads.

Word history

From Middle English "flusshyng".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “flushing” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.