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laving

verb

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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Someone else touched his face and a clean tong without washing hands between those two actions.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
Add half a cup of borax, half a cup of laundry detergent, and half a cup of washing soda to the water.

— Anyssa Roberts, The Spruce, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of washing

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White’s lyrics are bittersweet pinpricks, his keening vocals already in mourning of childhood’s end—of responsibility, of bathing yourself, in so many words, knowledge of death.

— Ryan Meehan, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Beyond the football field, Brown now needed help with personal tasks, including bathing and dressing.

— Bella Armstrong, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026

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That’s because new data says boomers are splashing their cash on vacations instead of setting it aside for future generations.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
The four astronauts returned safely to Earth on April 10, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of San Diego after nearly 10 days in space.

— Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026

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