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.
are washing
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present progressiveof wash.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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It’s a Wednesday morning in August and Dr. Anas Hourani and his two colleagues are washing bones.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 19, 2025
Chinese exports are washing over the continent, to the chagrin of political leaders and business executives.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2024
Others are washing their laundry on the shores; and many others are cleaning up the fresh fish brought to them by the fishermen.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2023
Up north, Native villages are washing into the sea.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 11, 2021
Dee and I are washing fruits and vegetables.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
