ironing

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aɪə(ɹ)nɪŋ

Verb

ironing

1. Present participle of iron.

Noun

ironing (countable and uncountable; plural ironings)

1. The act of pressing clothes with an iron.

   I hate ironing.

2. Laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed.

   I really should make a start on the ironing soon.

3. Laundry that has recently been ironed.

   I really should put the ironing away.

Derived terms

• extreme ironing
• ironing board
• ironing machine
• ironing room

Related terms

• iron

Translations

act of pressing clothes with an iron

• Dutch: strijken (nl) n
• Finnish: silitys, silittäminen
• French: le repassage m
• German: Bügeln (de) n
• Greek: σιδέρωμα (el) n (sidéroma)

• Italian: lo stirare m, stiro (it) m
• Macedonian: пеглање (mk) (péglanje) n
• Polish: prasowanie (pl) n
• Spanish: acción de planchar
• Swedish: strykning (sv) c

laundry that has been washed and is ready to be ironed

• Dutch: strijkgoed (nl) n
• French: vêtements à repasser m pl
• German: Bügelwäsche f

• Italian: vestiti da stirare m pl
• Swedish: stryktvätt (sv) c

laundry that has recently been ironed

• Dutch: strijkgoed (nl) n
• French: vêtements repassés m pl
• German: Bügelwäsche f

• Italian: vestiti stirati m pl
• Swedish: strykt (sv) tvätt (sv) c