Meanings
plural spring cleanings · alternative springcleaning · alternative spring-cleaning
- countableuncountableA systematic cleaning of a residence at the end of winter.
1 more example
The Mole had been working very hard all the morning, spring-cleaning his little home. First with brooms, then with dusters; then on ladders and steps and chairs, with a brush and a pail of whitewash; till he had dust in his throat and eyes, and splashes of white-wash all over his black fur, and an aching back and weary arms.
1908, Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows, London: Methuen, page 1 - broadlycountablefigurativelyuncountableA systematic cleaning, reorganization, or weeding out of a system.
I spent the whole day in my head / Do a little spring cleanin' / I'm always too busy dreamin'
2020, Mac Miller, “Good News”, in CirclesSynonyms: spring clean
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA systematic cleaning, reorganization, or weeding out of a system.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 春季大掃除 /春季大扫除, 大掃除 /大扫除
- 春季大掃除 /春季大扫除 (chūnjì dàsǎochú)systematic cleaning at the end of winter
- 大掃除 /大扫除 (dàsǎochú)systematic cleaning at the end of winter
- 大掃除 /大扫除 (dàsǎochú)systematic cleaning of anything
Czech jarní úklid
- jarní úklidsystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Dutch voorjaarsschoonmaak
- voorjaarsschoonmaaksystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Finnish kevätsiivous, suursiivous
- kevätsiivoussystematic cleaning at the end of winter
- suursiivoussystematic cleaning of anything
French nettoyage de printemps, ménage de printemps
- nettoyage de printempssystematic cleaning at the end of winter
- ménage de printempssystematic cleaning at the end of winter
German Frühjahrsputz, Großreinemachen
- Frühjahrsputzsystematic cleaning at the end of winter
- Großreinemachensystematic cleaning of anything
Greek ανοιξιάτικο καθάρισμα, γενικό καθάρισμα
- ανοιξιάτικο καθάρισμα (anoixiátiko kathárisma)systematic cleaning at the end of winter
- γενικό καθάρισμα (genikó kathárisma)systematic cleaning of anything
Hungarian tavaszi nagytakarítás
- tavaszi nagytakarítássystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Italian pulizie di primavera
- pulizie di primaverasystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Japanese 大掃除, スプリングクリーニング
- 大掃除 (ōsōji)systematic cleaning at the end of winter
- スプリングクリーニング (supuringu kurīningu)systematic cleaning at the end of winter
- 大掃除 (ōsōji)systematic cleaning of anything
Korean 봄맞이 대청소, 대청소
- 봄맞이 대청소 (bommaji daecheongso)systematic cleaning at the end of winter
- 대청소 (daecheongso)systematic cleaning of anything
Norwegian Bokmål vårrengjøring, vårreingjøring
- vårrengjøringsystematic cleaning at the end of winter
- vårreingjøringsystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Persian خانهتکانی
- خانهتکانیsystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Polish wiosenne porządki
- wiosenne porządkisystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Portuguese limpeza de primavera
- limpeza de primaverasystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Romanian curățenie de primăvară
- curățenie de primăvarăsystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Russian весе́нняя убо́рка, генера́льная убо́рка
- весе́нняя убо́рка (vesénnjaja ubórka)systematic cleaning at the end of winter
- генера́льная убо́рка (generálʹnaja ubórka)systematic cleaning of anything
Spanish limpieza de primavera, limpieza general
- limpieza de primaverasystematic cleaning at the end of winter
- limpieza generalsystematic cleaning of anything
Swedish vårstädning, storstädning
- vårstädningsystematic cleaning at the end of winter
- storstädningsystematic cleaning of anything
Turkish bahar temizliği
- bahar temizliğisystematic cleaning at the end of winter
Cite this entry
spring cleaning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20cleaning
“spring cleaning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20cleaning. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “spring cleaning,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/spring%20cleaning.
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