ironing

Definition of ironingnext
present participle of iron

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of ironing The international community uses five basic symbols for washing (wash tub), drying (square), bleaching (triangle), ironing (iron), and dry cleaning (circle). Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025 Using ironing cloths and a few leaves leftover from raking your yard, iron the leaves onto 8-by-8-inch squares of wax paper. Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ironing
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironing
Verb
  • Not long after, the White House began lashing out at Democrats and the media over the shooting.
    Zac Anderson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • On his last day before he’s scheduled to ride off on his motorcycle for a three-month sabbatical that’s only barely disguising his suicidal ideation, Robby spends his final shift lashing out at his co-workers.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The notion of a mother tongue assumes that language functions as a common thread in families, tying parent to child.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Judge hit a solo home run in the ninth inning, tying Chicago White Sox rookie Munetaka Murakami with his MLB-leading 12th of the season, to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead in the ninth inning.
    Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The meeting’s outcomes will be consolidated into a final report rather than a binding agreement.
    Fabiano Maisonnave, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
  • According to the outlet, the legally binding agreement had previously been overlooked when the script had been vetted and approved.
    Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Against a Connecticut team more difficult to kill than a cockroach in body armor and their leading scorer hobbling around with a knee sprain, ankle sprain and bone bruise, the Wolverines gutted out every point in their 69-63 national championship victory.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Apr. 2026
  • The impact sends both men hurling to the pavement, and the shoeless rear passenger can be seen hobbling on one foot afterward.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • After securing a three-game sweep of the Los Angeles Angels on Sunday at Kauffman Stadium, the Royals pressed their luck against another American League West opponent on Tuesday night.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The winning ticket matched all five numbers plus the Millionaire Ball in the April 27 drawing, securing the game’s top prize of $1 million a year for life, according to the Ohio Lottery.
    Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Lyonne, who was reportedly boarding a red-eye flight to New York City on Delta Air Lines, was allegedly escorted off the plane after failing to follow flight instructions, per the outlet, which included closing her laptop and fastening her seatbelt before takeoff.
    Edward Segarra, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Unibody cars, such as the Golf, are put together with a single cab and chassis instead of fastening a body and engine to a frame like body-on-frame trucks in the USA do.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The Baltimore region has suffered too long from underinvestment in transit services — which is shackling economic growth, harming the environment and constraining quality of life for families.
    Brandon Scott, Baltimore Sun, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Men are often the ones in those ICE facilities who are shackling and chaining detainees.
    Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Mythos is not simply good at finding vulnerabilities, Graham said, but also at chaining them together into complicated exploits that can be devastating hacking tools.
    Kevin Collier, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Daisy chaining of multiple monitors is one way to increase screen area.
    Tony Hoffman, PC Magazine, 11 Apr. 2026

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“Ironing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironing. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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