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Definition of cleaning noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

cleaning

noun

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

/ˈkliːnɪŋ/

[uncountable]

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the work of making the inside of a house, etc. clean
- They pay someone to do the cleaning.
see also deep-cleaning, dry-cleaning see also spring cleaningTopics Houses and homesb1
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Cleaning is used before these nouns:
cloth
crew
fluid
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