ironing
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++i·ron·ing /ˈaɪənɪŋ $ -ər-/ noun [uncountable] 1 DCCthe activity of making clothes smooth with an iron 熨衣服 I hate doing the ironing. 我讨厌熨衣服。2 DCCclothes that are waiting to be ironed or have just been ironed 待熨[刚熨好]的衣服 I’m tired and there’s still a pile of ironing to do. 我累了，但还有很多衣服要熨。
Examples from the Corpus
ironing• Krups 125 Toasters will be £14.99, Brabantia ironing boards £24.99.• I have one in my bedroom for ironing and one in the other bedroom that holds all my sewing materials.• The Manzi brothers, pictured here, are unafraid of clothes that suggest they need ironing.• Instead of ironing, as she'd planned, she'd spend the evening with her sketchpad.• The hot smell of ironing mixed with that of garden-dried linen.• You could finish putting up shelves in the kitchen while he does the ironing.• The ironing would just have to wait!doing the ironing• She was still working, doing the ironing at ten o'clock at night.i·ron·ing nounChineseSyllable
of clothes making an activity the with smooth Corpus
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ironing
i‧ron‧ing /ˈaɪənɪŋ $ -ər-/
noun [uncountable]
1. the activity of making clothes smooth with an iron:
I hate doing the ironing.
2. clothes that are waiting to be ironed or have just been ironed:
I’m tired and there’s still a pile of ironing to do.
i‧ron‧ing /ˈaɪənɪŋ $ -ər-/
noun [uncountable]1. the activity of making clothes smooth with an iron:
2. clothes that are waiting to be ironed or have just been ironed: