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ironing

n. uncountable
A2 Elementary US //ˈaɪɝnɪŋ// UK //ˈaɪənɪŋ// iron·ing

n. the activity of using a hot tool to make clothes smooth and flat. It can also mean the pile of clothes that you need to iron.

n. the action or process of smoothing clothes with a heated appliance; also refers to a quantity of laundry requiring this treatment.


SIMPLE

I usually do the ironing while watching television.

CONTEXTUAL

He left a large pile of ironing on the chair because he was too tired to finish it last night.

COMPLEX

While some find the repetitive motion of ironing to be a meditative domestic task, others view the constant upkeep of formal attire as a tedious necessity of professional life.

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