emptying

Meaning of emptying

verb, gerund or present participle
  1. remove all the contents of (a container).
    we empty the till at closing time
    pockets were emptied of loose change

Old English ǣmtig, ǣmetig ‘at leisure, empty’, from ǣmetta ‘leisure’, perhaps from ā ‘no, not’ + mōt ‘meeting’ (see moot).

Information about emptying

  • It is a verb.
  • The plural form of emptying is: emptyings.
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Hyphenation of emptying

emp-ty-ing

  • It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
  • emptying is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables

emptying synonyms

Meaning voidance:

voidance, evacuation

Meaning remove goods from (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.):

unload

Meaning open and remove the contents of (a suitcase, bag, or package):

unpack

Meaning relieve (someone) of a burden:

unburden

Meaning relieve (someone or something) of a burden or responsibility:

disburden

Meaning remove an obstruction or unwanted item or items from:

clear

Meaning leave (a place that one previously occupied):

vacate

Meaning remove (someone) from a place of danger to a safer place:

evacuate

Meaning discharge or drain away (water, gases, etc.):

void

Meaning unload (a ship or cargo):

unlade

emptying antonyms

Meaning cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full:

fill

Meaning fill (a vehicle, ship, container, etc.) with a large amount of something:

load

Words that rhyme with emptying

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