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.
will be washing
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future progressiveof wash.future progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
Example Sentences
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I will be washing my berries a lot more thoroughly!
From Washington Post ● Oct. 12, 2022
To protect against an outbreak, the Joffrey is not having performers under 12, is enhancing cleaning protocols, and will be washing costumes more frequently.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2021
Anywhere money can flow, there is the danger that the proceeds of financial crimes will be washing through the financial system.
From New York Times ● Aug. 3, 2015
In two or three weeks you will try your hand on another Lukeria, and meanwhile you will be washing a baby here, teaching another the alphabet, or handing some sick man his medicine.
From Virgin Soil by R. S. Townsend
Crane can't keep up appearances a week longer, and Lucinda will be washing dishes in Jane Phelps' kitchen yet.'
From Clemence The Schoolmistress of Waveland by Retta Babcock
