Ironing Meaning in English

word · lemma: iron

US

/ˈaɪɝnɪŋ/, /ˈaɪɹnɪŋ/

EYE-er-ning

UK

/ˈaɪənɪŋ/

EYE-uh-ning

التعريف

The activity of using a hot iron to make clothes flat and smooth by removing wrinkles.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Ironing' is usually an uncountable noun for the household chore, not the iron itself or the clothes. Common phrases: 'do the ironing', 'finished the ironing'. More formal than 'pressing', which can mean the same thing.

• Spanish: planchar la ropa - planchado
• Portuguese (BR): passar roupa - passar a ferro
• Portuguese (PT): passar a ferro - engomar
• Chinese (Simplified): 熨衣服
• Chinese (Traditional): 燙衣服
• Hindi: कपड़ों की इस्त्री करना
• Arabic: كيّ الملابس
• Bengali: ইস্ত্রি করা
• Russian: глажка
• Japanese: アイロンがけ
• Vietnamese: ủi đồ
• Korean: 다림질
• Turkish: ütü yapmak
• Urdu: استری کرنا
• Indonesian: setrika

جمل نموذجية

She finished all the ironing this afternoon.

basic

I need to do the ironing before dinner.

basic

He finds ironing boring but necessary.

basic

There's still a pile of ironing waiting for me at home.

natural

Could you help me with the ironing this weekend?

natural

After hours of ironing, her shirts looked perfect.

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