doing the dishes

A form of do the dishes — To wash up dirty crockery (plates and dishes) and cutlery (knives, forks, and spoons).

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of do the dishes
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doing the dishes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doing%20the%20dishes

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“doing the dishes.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doing%20the%20dishes. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “doing the dishes,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/doing%20the%20dishes.

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