ironing
pronunciation
How to pronounce ironing in British English:
UK [ˈaɪənɪŋ]
How to pronounce ironing in American English:
US [ˈaɪərnɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- garments (clothes or linens) that are to be (or have been) ironed
- the work of ironing washed clothes
Word Origin
- ironing (n.)
- "act of pressing and smoothing clothes with a heated flat-iron," c. 1710, from present participle of iron (v.). Ironing board attested from 1843.
Example
- 1. Genius because it doesn 't need ironing and looks fantastic .
- 2. Housework you can burn calories by vacuuming , cleaning , even ironing
- 3. Then spread the shirt on the ironing board and begin the work .
- 4. Attitudes certainly differed : women disliked laundry less than men . Ironing was generally dreaded ; weirdly large numbers of both sexes liked shopping for food .
- 5. Ironing several items of clothing in one session is also more cost-effective than ironing them individually at different times .