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shampooing

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ʃamˈpuːɪŋ/

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of cleaning something with shampoo.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The foyer carpet needed regular shampooings.
  • 1981-1982, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure In certain moments his hair looks like it could use a shampooing.

Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of shampoo

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

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History

Etymology

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