rinsing

American  

[rin-sing] / ˈrɪn sɪŋ /

noun

1. an act or instance of rinsing.

2. Usually rinsings. the liquid with which anything has been rinsed.

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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

Example Sentences

You know to turn the faucet in the bathroom off while rinsing out your swimsuit but something distracts you.

From The Wall Street Journal

The dedicated staff introduced us to the elephant we’d be bathing, allowing us to each scrub a quarter of the animal before rinsing clean.

From Salon

I’m finishing rinsing an especially funky bottle when I hear someone rattling down the sidewalk.

From Literature

People should lather their hands with soap and scrub for at least 20 seconds, including the back of their hands, between their fingers and under their nails, before rinsing and drying, the CDC says.

From Los Angeles Times

Scaled up, the chip industry drinks like a metropolis of several million people, except instead of flushing toilets they’re rinsing transistors measured in atoms.

From MarketWatch