ironing B1 Topic:Time 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. Thesaurus Word family Related forms presserpressing Topics Time External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - Time markdown