Definition of "washing"

(countable) The action of the verb to wash  quotations  examples

(uncountable, chiefly Britain, New Zealand, Australia) Clothing, bedlinen or soft furnishings that have been, are currently being, or are to be washed; laundry.  quotations  examples

(countable, often in the plural) The residue after an ore, etc, has been washed  examples

The liquid used to wash an ore.  examples

A place where a precious metal found in gravel is separated from lighter material by washing.  examples

A thin covering or coat.  examples

(stock exchange) A fraudulent transaction in which the same stock is simultaneously bought and sold for the purpose of manipulating the market.  examples

(pottery) The covering of a piece with an infusible powder, which prevents it from sticking to its supports, while receiving the glaze.  examples

present participle and gerund of wash  examples