ironing
noun
iron·ing
ˈī(-ə)r-niŋ 
1
: the action or process of smoothing or pressing with or as if with a heated iron
2
: clothes ironed or to be ironed
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Drying clothing could take days and ironing, well, ironing is still laborious.
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
It’s called shore power, or cold ironing in marine industry speak.
—Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Using a bit of spray starch or sizing while ironing will make your shirts look like a professional washed them.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Minimal ironing is preferred on any trip, and these shirts provide that, plus maximum polish.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
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Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
It’s called shore power, or cold ironing in marine industry speak.
—Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
Using a bit of spray starch or sizing while ironing will make your shirts look like a professional washed them.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Minimal ironing is preferred on any trip, and these shirts provide that, plus maximum polish.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ironing
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“Ironing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ironing. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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