"flushing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/ Forms: flushings [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English flusshyng, flusshynge, equivalent to flush + -ing. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|flusshyng}} Middle English flusshyng, {{af|en|flush|-ing}} flush + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flushing (countable and uncountable, plural flushings)
  1. The act by which something is flushed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flushing-en-noun-kQILad03
  2. Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause). Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flushing-en-noun-Hi9uz8QR Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 35 21 30 11 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 14 55 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 28 20 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 30 16 33 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flushing time
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/ Forms: flushings [plural]
Etymology: Named after the dated anglicized Dutch city name Flushing (“Vlissingen”) where the wool was made, from Dutch Vlissingen, further etymology is uncertain. Etymology templates: {{der|en|nl|Vlissingen}} Dutch Vlissingen Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flushing (countable and uncountable, plural flushings)
  1. (UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy. Tags: UK, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flushing-en-noun-24HcYCaI Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 35 21 30 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 28 20 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 30 16 33 17
  2. A surface formed of floating threads. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flushing-en-noun-Y4yKkCOB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 35 21 30 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 28 20 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 30 16 33 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/
Etymology: From flush + -ing. Etymology templates: {{af|en|flush|-ing}} flush + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} flushing
  1. present participle and gerund of flush Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: flush Derived forms: flushingly
    Sense id: en-flushing-en-verb-nl2TqtdR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 35 21 30 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 5 28 20 30 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 30 16 33 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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