hoovering

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noun

The act of cleaning using a vacuum cleaner.

“Give your house a regular hoovering to prevent the build-up of dust.”

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Meanings

hoovering1

nounhoovering (countable and uncountable, plural hooverings)

plural hooverings

  1. countableinformaluncountableThe act of cleaning using a vacuum cleaner.

    Give your house a regular hoovering to prevent the build-up of dust.

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of hoover

Hoovering2

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of Hoover
Cite this entry
APA

hoovering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoovering

MLA

“hoovering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoovering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hoovering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hoovering.

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