purging

Meaning of purging

noun
  1. The process or act of purging, such as by the use of a purgative.
  2. The process or act of cleansing from sin or guilt.
verb
  1. To clean thoroughly; to cleanse; to rid of impurities.
  2. To free from sin, guilt, or the burden or responsibility of misdeeds
  3. To remove by cleansing; to wash away.
  4. To void or evacuate (the bowels or the stomach); to defecate or vomit.
  5. To cause someone to purge, operate on (somebody) as or with a cathartic or emetic, or in a similar manner.
  6. To clear of a charge, suspicion, or imputation
  7. To clarify; to clear the dregs from (liquor).
  8. To become pure, as by clarification.
  9. To have or produce frequent evacuations from the intestines, as by means of a cathartic.
  10. To trim, dress or prune.
noun
  1. The act or an instance of eliminating contamination: a purification, a cleansing, particularly:
  2. The removal of waste from the human body, particularly:
  3. Vomiting; vomiting induced by purgatives.
  4. That which is purged: contamination, a contaminant; refuse; sin; etc.

Information about purging

  • The plural form of purging is: purgings.
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Hyphenation of purging

purg-ing

  • It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
  • purging is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables

purging synonyms

Meaning purgatorial:

purgatorial, purifying

Meaning purge:

purge, purgation

Meaning :

expiation, purification, blood, sin, vomiting

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