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Meaning of "ironing" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IRONING

ironing  [ˈaɪənɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF IRONING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ironing is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES IRONING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

ironing

Ironing

Ironing is the use of a heated tool to remove wrinkles from fabric. The heating is commonly done to a temperature of 180–220 °Celsius, depending on the fabric. Ironing works by loosening the bonds between the long-chain polymer molecules in the fibers of the material. While the molecules are hot, the fibers are straightened by the weight of the iron, and they hold their new shape as they cool. Some fabrics, such as cotton, require the addition of water to loosen the intermolecular bonds. Many modern fabrics are advertised as needing little or no ironing. Permanent press clothing was developed to reduce the ironing necessary by combining wrinkle-resistant polyester with cotton. The first known use of heated metal to "iron" clothes is known to have occurred in China. The electric iron was invented in 1882, by Henry W. Seeley. Seeley patented his "electric flatiron" on June 6, 1882.

Definition of ironing in the English dictionary

The definition of ironing in the dictionary is the act of ironing washed clothes. Other definition of ironing is clothes that are to be or that have been ironed.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH IRONING


air-conditioning
ˈɛəkənˌdɪʃ ənɪŋ
awakening
əˈweɪkənɪŋ
christening
ˈkrɪsənɪŋ
conditioning
kənˈdɪʃənɪŋ
fastening
ˈfɑːsənɪŋ
frightening
ˈfraɪt ənɪŋ
gardening
ˈɡɑːdənɪŋ
governing
ˈɡʌvənɪŋ
happening
ˈhæpənɪŋ
life-threatening
ˈlaɪfθretənɪŋ
opening
ˈəʊpənɪŋ
poisoning
ˈpɔɪzənɪŋ
positioning
pəˈzɪʃənɪŋ
questioning
ˈkwɛstʃənɪŋ
reasoning
ˈriːzənɪŋ
seasoning
ˈsiːzənɪŋ
shortening
ˈʃɔːtənɪŋ
strengthening
ˈstreŋθənɪŋ
threatening
ˈθrɛtənɪŋ
tightening
ˈtaɪtənɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IRONING

irone
ironer
ironfisted
ironhanded
ironhearted
ironic
ironical
ironically
ironicalness
ironies
ironing board
ironise
ironist
ironize
ironless
ironlike
ironman
ironmaster
ironmonger
ironmonger´s

WORDS THAT END LIKE IRONING

air conditioning
ballooning
beckoning
beginning
blood poisoning
burgeoning
canyoning
classical conditioning
cloning
couponing
cushioning
decommissioning
doning
food poisoning
Liaoning
rationing
reckoning
swooning
unquestioning
versioning
zoning

Synonyms and antonyms of ironing in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ironing» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IRONING

Find out the translation of ironing to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ironing from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ironing» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

熨衣服
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

planchar
570 millions of speakers

English

ironing
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

इस्त्री
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَيٌّ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глажка
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

passar a roupa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ironing ও-
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

repassage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menyeterika
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bügelwäsche
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アイロンをかけるべきもの
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

다림질
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyetrika
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự là ủi
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சலவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इस्त्री
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ütüleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

stiratura
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

prasowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

прасування
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

călcare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σιδέρωμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stryk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

strykning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stryking
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ironing

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IRONING»

The term «ironing» is very widely used and occupies the 23.164 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IRONING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ironing

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10 QUOTES WITH «IRONING»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word ironing.
1
Vince Cable
I'm now happily remarried to a good cook, which encourages me to be lazy. I like to think that I'm a new man, but perhaps I'm not. I offset it by doing the ironing, though. She has a small farm in the New Forest with a herd of cattle, so she serves up a steak and kidney pie made with her own beef.
2
Martin Campbell
I like pre-production and post the best. I don't like shooting at all. I find it grueling and tough, but I love post and the whole process of seeing the film finally come together. You start ironing out all the rough spots, and the really bad bits you just throw away. So from day one of post to the last day, you see nothing but improvements.
3
Warwick Davis
I find vacuuming very therapeutic, but I hate ironing. I usually have no shirt on while ironing, because I'm ironing it, and I end up burning my chest.
4
Phyllis Diller
The only time I ever enjoyed ironing was the day I accidentally got gin in the steam iron.
5
Sophie Hannah
The brilliant thing about swimming is that, while you're doing it, there's nothing else you could be getting on with, like the ironing or sorting out the children. My mind goes into free-float mode; some of the best ideas for plots come into my head while I'm ploughing up and down the pool.
6
Keeley Hawes
I love washing, hoovering, ironing, you name it. I find it very therapeutic.
7
Jan Koum
At WhatsApp, our engineers spend all their time fixing bugs, adding new features and ironing out all the little intricacies in our task of bringing rich, affordable, reliable messaging to every phone in the world. That's our product, and that's our passion. Your data isn't even in the picture. We are simply not interested in any of it.
8
Melissa McBride
Ironing is a great diversion from the reality you don't want to face.
9
Meryl Streep
You can't get spoiled if you do your own ironing.
10
Ida B. Wells
I came home every Friday afternoon, riding the six miles on the back of a big mule. I spent Saturday and Sunday washing and ironing and cooking for the children and went back to my country school on Sunday afternoon.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IRONING»

Discover the use of ironing in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ironing and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Ironing Man
She and her husband Tom have moved from London to a quiet village, and Marina is bored with her life, as it seems she does nothing but housework. One day she wishes for somebody to help with the ironing, and the 'ironing man' appears.
Colin Campbell, 2006
2
Extreme Ironing
This is the story of those first five years, written by the sport's founder Phil Shaw--Steam, as he is known by his fellow ironists.
Phil Shaw, 2004
3
Ironing Tables and Certain Parts Thereof from China, Inv. ...
U.S. Purchasers The Commission received 13 usable U.S. purchaser questionnaire responses from firms that bought ironing tables during 2004-09.40 Twelve of the responding purchasers are retailers and the 1 remaining purchaser is a ...
U.S. International Trade Commission
4
Ironing tables and certain parts thereof from China ...
The parties differ as to whether the definition of domestic like product should be expanded to include different forms of ironing boards.30 Petitioner advocates a domestic like product coextensive with Commerce's scope.31 *** asserted that ...
5
Ironing Tables and Parts Thereof from China
Comparisons Between "Ironing Tables" (Floor-Standing, Metal-Topped Products) and "Excluded Ironing Boards" (Also Metal-Topped but Over-the-Door, Wall- Mounted, Countertop, or Tabletop Products) Firms were asked to describe any ...
6
Yankee Magazine Vinegar, Duct Tape, Milk Jugs & More: 1,001 ...
Q If you don't have room for a full-size ironing board or don't use one often enough to warrant having one around, try this. Store an old bath towel — one that's both heavy and clean — folded up inside a hard-sided briefcase. Stow the whole ...
Earl Proulx, Yankee Magazine, 2004
7
Metalworking Fluids, Second Edition
Ironing Dies Redraw Die FIGURE 5.7 Bodymaker tooling. As the punch is extended, the cup is forced through a series of ironing dies, called a tool pack ( see Figure 5.7). The tool pack usually consists of three ironing dies, and is used because ...
Jerry P. Byers, 2006
8
Quilter's Academy Vol. 3 Junior Year: A Skill-Building ...
She found that overall light is much more important at the ironing board than it is at the sewing machine. She also found it easy to supplement her light at the sewing machine with two Daylight lamps (by Daylight Company) to illuminate the  ...
Harriet Hargrave, Carrie Hargrave, 2011
9
Annual Report of the Commissioner of Patents
Ironer, Clothes-. T. J. Watts. No. 1,162,835; Dec. 7 Gaz. vol. 221 ; p. 37. Ironing apparatus, Collar-. J. T. Truitt. No. 1,164,238 Dec. 14 ; Gaz. vol. 221 ; p. 569. Ironing-board. A. W. Barber. No. 1,134,662 ; Apr. 6 Gaz. vol. 213; p. 212. Ironing- board.
United States. Patent Office, 1916
10
Executive Documents, Annual Reports
Attendant .... Attendant .... Night Watch . Night Watch . Night Watch . Night Watch . Night Watch . Ironing Room Ironing Room Ironing Room Ironing Room Ironing Room Ironing Room Ironing Room Ironing Room Ironing Room and Ward Kit.
Ohio, 1905

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IRONING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ironing is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Anyone for an al fresco lavender massage? - Telegraph
... off into stainless steel buckets (raw essential oil will melt through plastic), while the scented water is collected and used as ironing water. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
2
Cadets commissioned as Royal Navy officers on parade before …
Before joining I believed I had a high level of standard and patience for ironing. I quickly realised I was totally wrong. Equally I thought I had ... «Bedford Today, Jul 15»
3
What's the Deal With Wine Baths? | Smart News | Smithsonian
And even if they did make it through, scientists are also still ironing out the realities of antioxidants' impacts on human health. Watch the full ... «Smithsonian, Jul 15»
4
Renovations: How to make your kitchen and laundry pretty as well …
... external door, which we sealed and turned into a shallow cupboard for the ironing board and brooms and we added a skylight to gain light. «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»
5
Northern Illinois University partnering with China university to create …
The schools are in the process of ironing out the details of the program, and it's not clear yet which school name will be on graduates' diploma. «DeKalb Daily Chronicle, Jul 15»
6
Watch Site Chrono24 Raises €21 Million To Build An Horological …
... mention the cesspool of fakes that is Ebay) have their own problems – but Chrono24 seems to be ironing them out and making money in turn. «TechCrunch, Jul 15»
7
Zambia : Livingstone Chamber of Commerce condemn the protests …
“Active engagement with the Government is key in ironing such challenges. Government should equally use this situation as a barometer of ... «Lusaka Times, Jul 15»
8
Canelo Alvarez Next Fight: Saul Alvarez, Miguel Cotto Nearing …
Both promotional companies of Saul "Canelo" Alvarez and Miguel Cotto are meeting and ironing out the matters in the much-awaited fight this ... «Latin Post, Jul 15»
9
Imitating St. Camillus: Beginning with Charity - Catholic Culture
Clothing the naked includes maintaining laundry, ironing and mending. Sheltering the homeless is caring for the home, inside and out, and ... «Catholic Culture, Jul 15»
10
Fifty years ago | Stuff.co.nz
... holding bracket used as a safety device, and Mr Smith had also developed a table ironing board which was to be manufactured in Wanganui. «Taranaki Daily News, Jul 15»

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