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The correct spelling is purging.
How to pronounce purging
noun
Say it like: Pur-jin-g
The correct spelling is purging. The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
- 2.The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
- 3.The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly:
- 4.The removal of waste from the human body, particularly:
- 5.Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
verb
- 1.To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
- 2.To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
- 3.To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
- 4.To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
- 5.To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
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