noun
- the act of cleaning something with water and usually soap
- clothes or other items that need to be washed or have been washed
verb
- present participle of wash; cleaning with water
Examples
- She hung the washing out to dry in the sun.
- The washing machine broke down yesterday.
- I need to do the washing before we run out of clean clothes.
- He was washing his car in the driveway.
- The washing took longer than expected to finish.
- She folded the washing and put it away.
- They were washing dishes after dinner.