"scouring" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈskaʊə.ɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskaʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈskaʊɹ.ɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-scouring.wav [US] Forms: scourings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} scouring (plural scourings)
  1. The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.
    Sense id: en-scouring-en-noun-16FGkUIj
  2. Diarrhea. (Now used only of livestock, though also sometimes used of humans into the 1600s.)
    Sense id: en-scouring-en-noun-Adc5W00b
  3. Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.
    Sense id: en-scouring-en-noun--soh2bkf
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: scouring brush, scouring pad, scouring powder, scouring rush

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈskaʊə.ɹɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈskaʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/ [General-American], /ˈskaʊɹ.ɪŋ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-scouring.wav [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} scouring
  1. present participle and gerund of scour Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: scour
    Sense id: en-scouring-en-verb-KJByF4oX Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 22 20 57

Inflected forms

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