purging
/ˈpɜr dʒɪŋ/
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Definition(s):
- (n) an act of removing by cleansing; ridding of sediment or other undesired elements
- (n) the act of clearing yourself (or another) from some stigma or charge
- (adj) serving to purge or rid of sin
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- It was founded by Samuel Hahnemann, a German physician who was horrified by such standard therapies of his day as bloodletting, purging and blistering.
- The purging of bare-boob pics began last summer and has swept up, alongside any girls gone wild, a growing number of proud and very ticked-off breast feeders.
- Skirr: A whirring sound, as of the wings of birds in flight Vaticinate: Prophesy Vilipend: To treat with contempt To read more on the English purging their language, click here.
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