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Vinony

flushing

noun

  1. remove, removing using water
  2. turn red
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/ / [ˈfɫʌ̈ʃɪ̃ŋ]

name

Etymology: From Dutch Vlissingen.

  1. The town of Vlissingen in the Netherlands.

    “An example of this was the hourly fast train from Amsterdam via Rotterdam to Eindhoven and Venlo, which used to be combined on the section from Amsterdam to Rotterdam with a stopping train to Flushing.”

  2. A township and city in Genesee County, Michigan, United States.
  3. A township and village therein, in Belmont County, Ohio, United States.
  4. A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area.
  5. A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area.
  6. A place in New Netherland, particularly, the New Amsterdam area.

noun

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

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

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English flush English -ing English flushing From flush + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of flush