washing

Other forms of washing

plural

washings·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about washing

What does washing mean?

washing means "the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in washing?

washing has 2 syllables: wa-shing. The stress falls on "wa". In IPA it is /ˈwɑʃɪŋ/.

What is another word for washing?

Close synonyms include wash, lavation, laundry, wash, washables. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is washing a common word?

washing is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with washing?

2 words rhyme with washing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.