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present participle of tidy (up)
Synonyms & Antonyms of tidying (up)
1
to make a place neat and orderly by removing extraneous stuff
- just give me a minute to tidy up before you bring company over
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2
to make neat
- we'll work more efficiently if we tidy up our work area after completing the first phase of our experiement
Synonyms for tidying (up)
- neatening,
- picking up,
- redding (up or out)
- [chiefly dialect],
- sprucing (up),
- straightening (up or out),
- trimming
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