clean
adjective
free from dirt; unsoiled; unstained.
is cleaning
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present progressiveof clean (3rd 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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Astroscale is cleaning up the mess — or trying to.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 30, 2025
Instead, Eddie is cleaning up — because he doesn’t want people to drive by and think this neighborhood is a mess.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 11, 2025
On another side of the camp, Jamila is cleaning dishes, while her youngest daughter Ikhlas is busy making tea.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2023
The simulations showed “that one of the most powerful means that humanity has at its disposal to combat climate change” is cleaning up its land and saving forests, the study said.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 13, 2023
A nurse is cleaning bloody equipment at the sink.
From "Legend" by Marie Lu
