laving

Definition of lavingnext
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
  • His first job, at age 11, was washing milk trucks on Sundays for his father at $3 a pop.
    Phil Rosenthal, Chicago Tribune, 24 Jan. 2026
  • The new regulations also require things like hand-washing stations, proper refrigeration and prohibit using generators or propane tanks.
    James Taylor, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • It was founded in 1842 as the Bagni di Diana (the Diana baths) and was converted from a bathing establishment into a hotel in 1908.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Combining the observations and testing helped the team test whether or not bathing influences the macaque holobiont—a biological system made up of a host and all of the parasites and microbes associated with it.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Currently, sewage and industrial waste drops from culvert pipes onto rocks below, creating splashing that releases airborne pollutants.
    Walker Armstrong, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • As for tools, Byatt employs a stand mixer with the whisk attachment, some plastic wrap to control splashing once the buttermilk separates from the fat solids, and a bowl of ice water to help rinse out the last remaining buttermilk.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 22 Jan. 2026
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“Laving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/laving. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.

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