the act or process of pressing cloth or clothes smooth or flat with a hot iron
2.
cloth or clothes that are to be ironed or have been ironed
Examples of 'ironing' in a sentence
ironing
We turned up to record the show in Holland with no iron or ironing board.
The Sun (2016)
Have you noticed how their hair was always quite matt and dry, as though they had flattened the ends with an iron on an ironing board?
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I went to confront her but she said she was just returning shirts she'd pressed for him - she has an ironing business.
The Sun (2017)
Already chores such as vacuum cleaning and ironing are heavily serviced by the robotics industry.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He does most of the ironing and the washing up.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Two aspirin on an ironing board.
The Sun (2014)
An ironing board cover, tin opener and slimming shakes also made the festive hell list.
The Sun (2014)
Still don't fancy becoming a chairman of the ironing board?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
I cooked when they came home from school and did the washing and ironing.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I felt more like an ironing board.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
A cigarette was burning its way through the ironing board.
The Sun (2010)
One pastime that is spectacular to watch is extreme ironing, in which participants iron a shirt while performing another task.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I did the washing and ironing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Time was when I allowed an ironing board to double as a writing desk.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Often when I am out working at the weekend they will do the ironing and washing.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Jobs like cleaning, ironing and cooking take up 17 hours a week.
The Sun (2008)
Set ironing board at waist height (most people have the board too low).
The Sun (2009)
Information regarding washing, ironing, drying and dry cleaning is provided.
Chapman, C. & Horsley, M. & Small, E. Technology Basic Facts (1990)
Each has a utility room with sink, washing machine, drying line and ironing board.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
He said: 'I spent the afternoon washing and ironing.
The Sun (2007)
My ironing board used to hang on the kitchen door, covered in this awful, dull grey fabric!
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
ironing
British English: ironing /ˈaɪənɪŋ/ NOUN
Ironing is the act of removing the creases from clothes using an iron.
I managed to get all the ironing done.
American English: ironing
Arabic: كَيٌّ
Brazilian Portuguese: passar a roupa
Chinese: 熨衣服
Croatian: glačanje
Czech: žehlení
Danish: strygning
Dutch: strijkgoed
European Spanish: planchar
Finnish: silitettävät vaatteet
French: repassage
German: Bügelwäsche
Greek: σιδέρωμα
Italian: stiratura
Japanese: アイロンをかけるべきもの
Korean: 다림질
Norwegian: stryking
Polish: prasowanie
European Portuguese: ato de passar a ferro
Romanian: călcarede haine
Russian: глажка
Latin American Spanish: planchado
Swedish: strykning
Thai: การรีดผ้า
Turkish: ütü
Ukrainian: прасування
Vietnamese: sự là ủi
All related terms of 'ironing'
iron
Iron is an element which usually takes the form of a hard, dark-grey metal. It is used to make steel, and also forms part of many tools, buildings, and vehicles. Very small amounts of iron occur in your blood and in food.
iron will
a malleable ductile silvery-white ferromagnetic metallic element occurring principally in haematite and magnetite . It is widely used for structural and engineering purposes. Symbol: Fe; atomic no: 26; atomic wt: 55.847; valency : 2,3,4, or 6; relative density : 7.874; melting pt: 1538°C; boiling pt: 2862°C
smoothing iron
a malleable ductile silvery-white ferromagnetic metallic element occurring principally in haematite and magnetite . It is widely used for structural and engineering purposes. Symbol: Fe; atomic no: 26; atomic wt: 55.847; valency : 2,3,4, or 6; relative density : 7.874; melting pt: 1538°C; boiling pt: 2862°C
ironing board
An ironing board is a long narrow board covered with cloth on which you iron clothes.
extreme ironing
an activity that involves ironing items of laundry while engaged in a sport such as snowboarding or rock climbing
iron out
If you iron out difficulties, you resolve them and bring them to an end.
Chinese translation of 'ironing'
ironing
(ˈaɪənɪŋ)
n(u)
(= activity) 熨烫(燙) (yùntàng)
(= clothes) 要熨烫(燙)的衣服 (yào yùntàng de yīfu)
to do the ironing熨衣服 (yùn yīfu)
iron
(ˈaɪən)
n
(u) (= metal) 铁(鐵) (tiě)
(c) (for clothes) 熨斗 (yùndǒu) (个(個), gè)
adj
[bar, railings]铁(鐵)的 (tiě de)
(fig)[will, discipline]刚(剛)强(強)的 (gāngqiáng de)
vt
[clothes]熨 (yùn)
Derived Forms
ironsn pl (= chains) 镣(鐐)铐(銬) (liàokào) : to clap sb in irons给(給)某人戴上镣(鐐)铐(銬) (gěi mǒurén dàishàng liàokào)