cleanse
verb (used with object)
to make clean.
is cleansing
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present progressiveof cleanse (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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As the whoops begin from the fielding side, the umpire is ordered to reverse his decision because the ball is cleansing the stumps, and this is astonishing!
From The Guardian ● Jul. 24, 2019
But even if they do, using them in this way goes completely against the deeper implication that “Europeras” is cleansing the New World of the Old.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 7, 2018
The first step to preventing acne is cleansing your skin of sweat and dirt regularly, which my experts recommended that you be conscientious about doing immediately after a sweaty activity like a workout.
From Slate ● Aug. 1, 2018
“Sometimes it is a challenge to help them put their feelings into ‘feeling’ words rather than cognitive words, but when they do, the realization is cleansing and liberating.”
From Seattle Times ● May 25, 2016
“I knew the whole time. Rain is cleansing, after all. It reveals the truth.”
From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi
