The act by which something is flushed.
We tried to repair the toilet, but it broke again after two or three flushings.
Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).
A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
present participle and gerund of flush
A coastal village in Mylor parish, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8134).
The town of Vlissingen in the Netherlands.
An example of this was the hourly fast train from Amsterdam via Rotterdam to Eindhoven and Venlo, which used to be combined on the section from Amsterdam to Rotterdam with a stopping train to Flushing.
From Middle English flusshyng, flusshynge, equivalent to flush + -ing.
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