emptying

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noun

The act by which something is emptied.

“The bucket under the leaky roof needs frequent emptyings.”

Similar
voidanceevacuation
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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of empty
nounemptying (plural emptyings)

plural emptyings

  1. The act by which something is emptied.

    The bucket under the leaky roof needs frequent emptyings.

  2. alternativein pluralAlternative form of emptins.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of removing the contents of something

Similar
voidanceevacuation
Broader
removalremotion
Also see
evacuationinanitionvoidance

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Finnish tyhjennys
  • tyhjennysTranslations
Italian vuotamento
  • vuotamentoTranslations
Cite this entry
APA

emptying. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emptying

MLA

“emptying.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emptying. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emptying,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emptying.

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