ironing B1 Topic:Clothing & Appearance US /ˈaɪɝnɪŋ/ See IPA manual Freq #15446 Meanings 1 noun The activity of pressing clothes smooth with a hot iron I really hate doing the ironing. 2 noun Clothes that need to be ironed or have just been ironed There was a basketful of ironing waiting on the table. 3 verb Present participle of iron She was ironing shirts while watching television. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Word family Related forms presserpressing Appears in Phrases (1) See all ironing board a narrow padded board on legs used when pressing clothes with an iron Adjective + noun Topics Clothing & Appearance External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # ironing **Type:** Word **Level:** B1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈaɪɝnɪŋ/ **Frequency rank:** 15446 ## Meanings 1. The activity of pressing clothes smooth with a hot iron 2. Clothes that need to be ironed or have just been ironed 3. Present participle of iron ## Examples - I really hate doing the ironing. - There was a basketful of ironing waiting on the table. - She was ironing shirts while watching television. ## Related Forms - presser - pressing ## Topics - Clothing & Appearance markdown