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emptying

emptying

1.8
An action that removes all things from a container or place
  • noun
  • /ˈɛmptiɪŋ/
translation icon : vaciado
  • This slows down the emptying of the stomach so you feel full for a longer time.

So you want to do the really hard task of emptying the bag into a bowl.

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Examples

  • This starts the less fun part of emptying the grey tank.

  • So you want to do the really hard task of emptying the bag into a bowl.

  • I love reading books about people emptying out houses.

  • And I would say, and that's also true with respect to emptying our House of things.

  • He says that the emptying of selfhood allows the soul to attach to true reality.

  • After hours of hard work, she finally finished the emptying of the old attic.

  • The emptying of the storage unit revealed forgotten treasures from years ago.

  • He struggled with the emptying of the classroom at the end of the school year.

Synonyms

evacuation
vsemptying
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14 4.5

Removing the contents of a container or body, for example waste from a tank

is used for removing all contents in any context, not only waste
unloading
vsemptying
7 2.0

Removing goods from a vehicle like a truck or ship

is the broad process of removing all contents, not limited to transport loads
voidance
vsemptying
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9.9

Emptying the contents of something like a container or the bladder

is the general act of removing all contents from something

Antonyms

1 1.4

The act of putting things into a space or writing details to make something complete

1 1.6

Putting more of something into something that is almost empty, like a printer or water cooler

How Much

emptying
1.8
decantation
  • Specialized
8.1
skimming
1 5.0

Surface Forms

emptying singular
emptyings plural

Morphology

emptying = empty (transparent) = empty + ing

A straightforward nominalization/gerund formed from the verb 'empty' with '-ing'; the meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

Emptying comes from the word empty, which means 'having nothing inside'. So an emptying is the action of taking everything out of something, leaving it 'empty'.