flushing

• IPA^(key): /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/

flush +‎ -ing

flushing

1. present participle and gerund of flush

• flushingly

From Middle English flusshyng, flusshynge, equivalent to flush +‎ -ing.

flushing (countable and uncountable, plural flushings)

1. The act by which something is flushed.

   We tried to repair the toilet, but it broke again after two or three flushings.

2. Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).

• flushing time

Named after the dated anglicized Dutch city name Flushing (“Vlissingen”) where the wool was made, from Dutch Vlissingen, further etymology is uncertain.

flushing (countable and uncountable, plural flushings)

1. (UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
2. A surface formed of floating threads.

• lungfish

• Flushing

Unadapted borrowing from English flushing.

flushing m (uncountable)

1. (medicine, nursing) Catheter hub cleaning with saline prior to accessing.