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ironing

/ˈaɪə.nɪŋ/

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noun

/ˈaɪə.nɪŋ/B1formal
  • ruСуществительное, обозначающее задачу использования нагретого прибора для разглаживания складок на ткани, или предметы одежды и белья, которые ожидают глажки или уже выглажены.

A noun referring to the task of using a heated appliance to smooth wrinkles from fabric, or to the items of clothing and linen that are waiting to be or have been pressed.

uncountable

  1. Clothes to be ironedA2formal

    Garments or linens that are waiting to be pressed or have already been smoothed with a heated iron.

    ruБельё для глажки

    • She put the ironing in a basket by the laundry room.
    • The pile of ironing seemed to grow every week.
    • He folded the ironing and put it away in the closet.

    Synonymslaundrywashwashing

  2. The act of ironingA2formal

    The task of using a heated appliance to remove wrinkles from fabric, typically clothing or household linens.

    ruГлажка

    • I hate doing the ironing on weekends.
    • She spent the afternoon catching up on the ironing.
    • The ironing takes about an hour for all the shirts.

    Synonymspressing

Forms
  • ironings plural form
  • ironings' possessive plural form
  • ironing's possessive singular form

verb

iron/ˈaɪ.ərn/A2formal
  • ruГлагол, используемый для обозначения действия по разглаживанию одежды или ткани нагретым инструментом для удаления складок.

A verb used to indicate the act of pressing clothes or fabric with a heated tool to remove wrinkles.

  1. Press clothesA2formal

    To make clothes smooth by using a heated iron.

    ruГладить

    • She ironed her shirt before the interview.
    • He needs to iron his trousers for the wedding.
    • I always iron my clothes on Sunday evenings.

    Synonymsflattenpresssmooth

  2. Remove wrinklesA2formal

    To smooth out wrinkles or creases from fabric using an iron.

    ruГладить

    • The dry cleaner ironed the dress perfectly.
    • She ironed the tablecloth to make it look neat.
    • He carefully ironed the collar of his shirt.

    Synonymsflattenmanglepresssmooth

    Antonymscreasecrumplewrinkle

Forms
  • ironed past participle
  • ironed past simple
  • ironing present participle
  • irons third person singular

Phrasal variantsiron out