Meanings
plural cleanings
- countableuncountableThe process of making something clean; a freeing from filth or dirt.
Like me, it's old, slow, loud, unsophisticated, underpowered, and in bad need of a good cleaning .
2021, David F. Lambert, Free to a Good Home1 more example
So good dental hygiene, with regular periodontal cleanings, can help protect your heart as well as your teeth.
2009 January 13, Jane E. Brody, “New Thinking on How to Protect the Heart”, in New York Times - countableuncountablebiologyThe afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
The risk which the cow runs, after slinking, is in not getting quit of the cleaning, or afterbirth, or placenta[…]
1844, Henry Stephens, The Book of Farm
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clean
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Arabic تَنْظِيف
- تَنْظِيف (tanẓīf)action in which something is cleaned
Finnish puhdistaminen, puhdistus
- puhdistaminenaction in which something is cleaned
- puhdistusaction in which something is cleaned
- siivoaminenaction in which something is cleaned
- siivousaction in which something is cleaned
Korean 정화
- 정화 (jeonghwa)action in which something is cleaned
Norwegian Bokmål rengjøring
- rengjøringaction in which something is cleaned
Polish sprzątanie, czyszczenie
- sprzątanieaction in which something is cleaned
- czyszczenieaction in which something is cleaned
Portuguese limpeza
- limpezaaction in which something is cleaned
Russian очи́стка
- очи́стка (očístka)action in which something is cleaned
Spanish limpieza
- limpiezaaction in which something is cleaned
Swahili usafishaji
- usafishajiaction in which something is cleaned
Swedish rengöring
- rengöringaction in which something is cleaned
Turkish arıklaşma, temizleme
- arıklaşmaaction in which something is cleaned
- temizlemeaction in which something is cleaned
- temizlikaction in which something is cleaned
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with cleaning
All rhymes →Cite this entry
cleaning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning
“cleaning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleaning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning.
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