spot-cleaning

A form of spot-clean — To clean only those parts that are soiled, rather than cleaning the entire thing, area, etc.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of spot-clean
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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