laving

present participle of lave
as in washing
to flow along or against the cold water from the stream gently laved her burned fingers

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Verb
  • In fact, keeping denim looking its best requires not washing them very often at all.
    Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 June 2026
  • Any washing machine leaks would cause excessive damage to carpet, and the flooring would likely need to be removed and replaced.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • The girl’s mother was bathing her other child when the victim tumbled out of the open second-floor apartment window, a police source said.
    Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
  • Nerra combines the past and present of bathing culture into four products, The Bathhouse Ritual, that are meant to be used as a system.
    Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
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  • Then, the monotony of the cave’s silence was broken by the sound of splashing as two divers with headlamps bubbled up from beneath the water.
    Janis Mackey Frayer, NBC news, 4 June 2026
  • Summer was for splashing around.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 June 2026
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“Laving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laving. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.

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