cleaning up

A form of clean up — To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy.

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of clean up
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APA

cleaning up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20up

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“cleaning up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cleaning up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cleaning%20up.

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