ironing

verb

Definition of ironingnext
present participle of iron
as in lashing

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Recent Examples of ironing The international community uses five basic symbols for washing (wash tub), drying (square), bleaching (triangle), ironing (iron), and dry cleaning (circle). — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Nov. 2025 Using ironing cloths and a few leaves leftover from raking your yard, iron the leaves onto 8-by-8-inch squares of wax paper. — Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ironing
  1. lashing
  2. tying
  3. binding
  4. hobbling
  5. securing
  6. fastening
  7. shackling
  8. chaining
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  • These are just two of the many scenes of destruction the hurricane has left in Hawaii after lashing the state’s western islands with heavy rain, widespread flooding and tropical-storm-force winds on Monday and Tuesday.
    — Liz Kreutz, NBC news, 9 Sep. 2026
  • This week’s meeting of G20 finance ministers underscored rising global trade tensions, with several countries, including the US, lashing out at China.
    — Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lashing
Verb
  • On its final drive, Georgia Southern's Blake Ford came up just short of tying it on a 52-yard field goal attempt with 47 seconds remaining.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Oct. 2026
  • On the next play, Bolden sacked Russell and thwarted the Crimson Tide’s chances of kicking a game-tying field goal.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of tying
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  • The binding document has only a few boxes to check and blanks to fill in.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Then, federal mediators would get involved, and binding arbitration could force a contract on a business and its workers.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of binding
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  • The Republican candidate has been hobbling through the race, with lackluster fundraising and a long history of personal and legal scandals casting a pall over his candidacy.
    — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • More than doubling the cost of the latest iPhone might risk pricing out customers and hobbling Apple’s ubiquity, analysts suggested.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of hobbling
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  • The thieves used an electric saw to cut through a fence, entered the museum through the ground floor and cut clips securing the frames of four paintings.
    — SYLVIE CORBET, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • As part of orchestrating this project, Simon was also involved in securing visas for the various international performers, encountering in the process the uneven access to travel for cultural workers across classes, nationalities, and milieus.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of securing
Verb
  • If your duvet cover has buttons or zippers, Ceconi recommends fastening the closures before laundering to prevent tangling.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 14 July 2026
  • The vest inflates by pulling it through your kid’s arms and fastening the belt.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of fastening
Verb
  • There is nothing just about shackling people that have never committed a crime.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Both players played well, Romero shackling Jude Bellingham for much of the evening, Spence producing a famous recovery tackle on Giuliano Simeone when England were 1-0 up.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of shackling
Verb
  • Standing up for carriage drivers cannot mean chaining their futures to a dying trade that risks lives every time a horse panics in traffic.
    — Al Sharpton, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • An agent spends at machine speed, retrying, looping and chaining calls without supervision on the AI meter.
    — Prashant Jalan, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of chaining

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“Ironing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ironing. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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