- present participle of rinse.
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Etymology
Origin of rinsing
First recorded in 1325–75, rinsing is from the Middle English word rinsynge. See rinse, -ing 1
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External and internal studies into the seabirds has started with stomach rinsing also taking place to see if the birds have been consuming the nurdles.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
Kniel said her lab has tested the effects of rinsing cyclospora off produce, and found that it removes some eggs, but not all of them.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
After rinsing the pipe, workers will refill it with clean water, refill the hole and repave the street.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 18, 2026
In the local hospital, a modest building nestled within the hillside town's trees and high grass, healthcare workers are rinsing both floor and walls with a chlorine solution.
From Barron's ● May 24, 2026
Mrs. Galluzzo had been halfheartedly rinsing off a few of the now empty platters with my mother, but when she heard Paul’s name, she swung around.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
The teeth were thoroughly brushed, followed by three rinsings of the mouth.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
I rinsed our bowls with hot water and dumped the rinsings out the valve-door of the tent.
From "The Left Hand of Darkness" by Ursula K. Le Guin
"Bless the devil, ye crop-eared knave!" exclaimed Sir Geoffrey; "for nothing less than the father of all fanatics saved your brains from being blown about like the rinsings of Beelzebub's porridge pot!"
From Peveril of the Peak by Sir Walter Scott
Somebody will, undoubtedly, in the next age, relish your rinsings.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 21, July, 1859 by Various
"I said seize 'em! and I don't care the rinsings of that glass if you tell 'em so,—a set of mandrakes."
From Quodlibet by John Pendleton Kennedy
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