vacuuming

Pluralvacuumings

1. 1
   verb

   Present participle of vacuum. Use this form for the action happening now or as the name of the action.

   She is vacuuming the carpet in the hallway right now.

   Vacuuming the stairs takes him almost an hour.

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2. 2
   nouncountable

   A single cleaning of a floor or carpet with a vacuum cleaner.

   The living room needed a good vacuuming after the party.

   A quick vacuuming each morning keeps the rugs looking fresh.

   Similarhoovering, cleaning

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3. 3
   noununcountableplural

   The dust and dirt that a vacuum cleaner pulls up from a floor.

   He emptied the vacuuming from the canister into the trash.

   The bag was full of vacuuming from every room in the house.

   Similarsweepings, dust, dirt, debris

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   A stomach exercise where you pull your belly in tight and hold it.

   Like sucking your stomach in to squeeze through a narrow gap.

   Her trainer added vacuuming to the warm-up to wake up the core.

   A few minutes of vacuuming each day can flatten the waistline.

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