adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
/ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/
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rhymes with -ɛʃɪŋ
CMU ARPABET:R IH0 F R EH1 SH IH0 NG
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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2
adj
Meaning 2
Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
noun
Meaning 3
The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
That which gives refreshment.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
verb
Meaning 5
present participle and gerund of refresh
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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