spring-cleaning

[ spring-klee-ning ]

/ ˈsprɪŋˈkli nɪŋ /

noun

a complete cleaning of a place, as a home, done traditionally in the spring of the year.

the activity of giving a place a complete cleaning: We've been involved in spring-cleaning and are exhausted.

Origin of spring-cleaning

First recorded in 1855–60

Words nearby spring-cleaning

springbuck, spring cankerworm, spring catch, spring chicken, spring-clean, spring-cleaning, spring conjunctivitis, Springdale, springe, spring ephemeral, springer

Example sentences from the Web for spring-cleaning

He would bring back the spring-cleaning requisites on his bicycle that evening.
If Winter Don't|Barry Pain
How can I leave mother in the middle of all this spring-cleaning?
The Regent|E. Arnold Bennett
This is the first intimation we have received that Spring-cleaning is over.
Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 14, 1920|Various
The whole of the painted woodwork of the house is subjected to spring-cleaning whatever its appearance with regard to dirt may be.
Household Administration|Various

Then the towns of Colon and Panama were handed over to a campaign of spring-cleaning such as the world has never witnessed.
The Panama Canal|J. Saxon Mills

单词	spring-cleaning
释义	spring-cleaning [ spring-klee-ning ] / ˈsprɪŋˈkli nɪŋ / noun a complete cleaning of a place, as a home, done traditionally in the spring of the year. the activity of giving a place a complete cleaning: We've been involved in spring-cleaning and are exhausted. Origin of spring-cleaning First recorded in 1855–60 Words nearby spring-cleaning springbuck, spring cankerworm, spring catch, spring chicken, spring-clean, spring-cleaning, spring conjunctivitis, Springdale, springe, spring ephemeral, springer Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spring-cleaning He would bring back the spring-cleaning requisites on his bicycle that evening. If Winter Don't\|Barry Pain How can I leave mother in the middle of all this spring-cleaning? The Regent\|E. Arnold Bennett This is the first intimation we have received that Spring-cleaning is over. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, April 14, 1920\|Various The whole of the painted woodwork of the house is subjected to spring-cleaning whatever its appearance with regard to dirt may be. Household Administration\|Various Then the towns of Colon and Panama were handed over to a campaign of spring-cleaning such as the world has never witnessed. The Panama Canal\|J. Saxon Mills
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