wash
verb (used with object)
to apply water or some other liquid to (something or someone) for the purpose of cleansing; cleanse by dipping, rubbing, or scrubbing in water or some other liquid.
am washing
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present progressiveof wash (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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“Some people have criticized me, saying I am washing the country’s dirty laundry in public,” Mr. Li said in 2018.
From New York Times ● Jun. 25, 2020
“I am washing my hands of the consequences of these irresponsible actions,” bin Hafez’s letter said.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 7, 2019
Here I am washing my hands and the cracked mirror shows me to myself, suspended as it were, in time; this is me, this moment will not pass.
From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier
"I am washing my hands of you, and going South," said the duchess, wrathfully.
From The Rosary by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay
Why, sometimes at the Home I am washing from morning till night, aber I ain't kicking none.
From The Competitive Nephew by Montague Glass
