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The correct spelling is cleaning.
How to pronounce cleaning
verb
IPA: /ˈkliːnɪŋ/
Say it like: Clee-nin-g
The correct spelling is cleaning. To remove dirt from a place or object. For example: "Can you clean the windows today?"
Usage Examples
“Can you clean the windows today?”
“Clean your room right now!”
“She just likes to clean. That’s why I married her.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To remove dirt from a place or object.
- 2.To tidy up, make a place neat.
- 3.To remove equipment from a climbing route after it was previously lead climbed.
- 4.To make things clean in general.
- 5.To remove unnecessary files, etc. from (a directory, etc.).
noun
- 1.(gerund of clean) The process of making something clean.
- 2.The afterbirth of cows, ewes, etc.
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