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Rinsing

Rinse \Rinse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Rinsed; p. pr. & vb. n. Rinsing.] [OE., fr. OF. rincer, rimser, reinser, ra["i]ncier, F. rincer; of uncertain origin.]

  1. To wash lightly; to cleanse with a second or repeated application of water after washing.

  2. To cleancse by the introduction of water; -- applied especially to hollow vessels; as, to rinse a bottle. ``Like a glass did break i' the rinsing.''
    --Shak.

Wiktionary
rinsing

n. 1 The act by which something is rinsed. 2 (context mostly plural English) That which is rinsed or washed out. vb. (present participle of rinse English)

WordNet
rinsing

n. the removal of soap with clean water in the final stage of washing [syn: rinse]

Usage examples of "rinsing".

Pemulis is looking oddly sanguine and confident after a couple minutes futzing with the cans of water, rinsing out the oral cavity and so on.

She inflated it, holding it under the sidestream of water used for rinsing off their suits prior to deconing them.

She was also, it seemed, not a big believer in rinsing out the bath after use, as demonstrated by a small cluster of curly black hairs clinging to the grimy tidemark that ringed the bath.

Coming up redheaded curates from the county Leitrim, rinsing empties and old man in the cellar.

Rinsing her sandy feet, she stood on a rock until the wind and sunlight dried them, then she redonned her sandals.

After sudsing and rinsing, he stood under the rushing water five minutes before stepping out and drying himself briskly.

A cleaning robot clambered, trailing hoses and cables, squirting and sudsing, sponging and rinsing.

Rinsing her face and her mouth with cold water, and feeling much better for it, Arrhae started to think of what had to be done.

She went on polishing the tumblers, which she was rinsing in ammonia water.

Rinsing Boston lettuce and draining it on paper towels, I sliced mushrooms, onions, and the last Hanover tomato as I fortified myself to tend to the grill.

By now I was nearly naked, rinsing my jeans in the trench before wringing them out and throwing them up onto the grass, then checking out my back rash and face.

As he did the dishes he kept pausing after rinsing each item and turning to stare at the computer, rehearsing the leap that would take him to the mouse button in the shortest possible time if the alert came.

Skinner sat on the edge of his bed, scraping his face pink with a disposable razor, rinsing the blade in a dented aluminum basin that he cradled between his thighs.

He was rinsing his hands clean at the basin, not successfully because the water in the tank was ib fruit juice, when Mara approached him.

That got a smile of sorts as Dalila retreated to the kitchen The mechanical work of lifting out each article from the hot tub and rinsing it, then wringing it and carrying it out to hang, was almost a relief to Anna.