ironing

ironing

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪənɪŋ

Verb

ironing

1. present participle of iron

Noun

ironing (countable and uncountable, plural ironings)

1. The act of pressing clothes with an iron.

   See also: presser

   I hate ironing.

2. Laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed.

   I really should make a start on the ironing soon.

3. Laundry that has recently been ironed.

   I really should put the ironing away.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• extreme ironing
• ironing board
• ironing machine
• ironing room

Related terms

• iron

Translations

act of pressing clothes with an iron

Bulgarian: гладене n (gladene) Catalan: planxada (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 熨燙／熨烫 (yùntàng) Dutch: strijken (nl) n Finnish: silitys (fi), silittäminen (fi) French: repassage (fr) m German: Bügeln (de) n Greek: σιδέρωμα (el) n (sidéroma) Hungarian: vasalás (hu) Italian: lo stirare (it) m Japanese: アイロン掛け (アイロンがけ, airongake) Korean: 다리미질 (ko) (darimijil), 다림질 (ko) (darimjil) Macedonian: пеглање n (peglanje) Norman: féthage m Polish: prasowanie (pl) n Portuguese: passagem a ferro f Russian: гла́женье (ru) n (gláženʹje), гла́жка (ru) f (glážka), утю́жка (ru) f (utjúžka) Slovak: žehlenie Spanish: acción de planchar (es) Swedish: strykning (sv) c Telugu: ఇస్తిరి (te) (istiri) Ukrainian: прасування (uk) n (prasuvannja)

laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed

Bulgarian: дрехи за гладене (drehi za gladene) Dutch: strijkgoed (nl) n French: vêtements à repasser m pl German: Bügelwäsche (de) f Italian: vestiti da stirare m pl Russian: бельё для гла́жки n (belʹjó dlja glážki) Slovak: žehlenie Swedish: stryktvätt c

laundry that has recently been ironed

Bulgarian: изгладени дрехи (izgladeni drehi) Dutch: strijkgoed (nl) n French: vêtements repassés m pl German: Bügelwäsche (de) f Italian: vestiti stirati m pl Russian: вы́глаженное бельё n (výglažennoje belʹjó) Slovak: žehlenie Swedish: strykt (sv) tvätt (sv) c

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