Flushing Definition

flŭshĭng
verb

Present participle of flush.

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noun

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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(UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.

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A surface formed of floating threads.

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Other Word Forms of Flushing

Noun

Singular:
Flushing
Plural:
flushings

Origin of Flushing

  • altered < Du Vlissingen, town in the Netherlands

    From Webster's New World College Dictionary, 5th Edition

Flushing Sentence Examples

  • Darcie dropped her hand, her face flushing.

  • She looked at it, flushing to think someone had taken the time to figure out her sizes.

  • Mine fires may sometimes be reached by bore-holes sunk for the purpose from the surface, and the burning workings below filled by flushing with culm and water.

  • I just want to know if … it's important, she asked, face flushing.

  • In Zeeland they connect the towns of the interior with the sea or the river mouths; for example, the one from Middelburg to Veere and Flushing (1866-1878), from Goes to the East Scheldt, and from Zierikzee also to the East Scheldt.

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Words Starting With

FFLFLU

Words Ending With

GNGING

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Words Starting With F and Ending With G

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8 Letter Words8 Letter Words Starting With F8 Letter Words Ending With G