hoovering

UK
/ˈhuːvərɪŋ/
US
/ˈhuːvərɪŋ/

Translations

hooveringnoun
passage de l’aspirateur
She did the hoovering in the living room before the guests arrived.
Elle a fait le passage de l’aspirateur dans le salon avant l’arrivée des invités.
Additional translations
hooveringAnglicisme employé en psychologie pour désigner une tentative de reprise de contact manipulatrice.
hooveringadjective
UK
/ˈhuːvərɪŋ/
US
/ˈhuvərɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe sounds, devices, or activities connected with vacuum cleaning.
The constant hoovering noise from the hallway was distracting.
Le bruit constant d’aspirateur venant du couloir était gênant.
hooververb

hoovering

Gerund

hoovered
Past Simple
hoovered
Past Participle
hoovering
Gerund
UK
/ˈhuːvə/
US
/ˈhuːvər/
passer l’aspirateur
She hoovered the living room before the guests arrived.
Elle a passé l’aspirateur dans le salon avant l’arrivée des invités.
Additional translations
engloutirFiguré, familier.
Synonyms
suck up
hoover up
remove dust

Definitions

hooveringnoun
The act of using a vacuum cleaner to clean floors or carpets.
She did the hoovering in the living room before the guests arrived.
A manipulative behavior in which someone tries to suck a person back into a relationship or situation, often used in the context of narcissistic relationships.
After weeks of silence, his sudden messages were a classic case of hoovering.
hooveringadjective
Relating to or characteristic of the action or sound of vacuum cleaning.
The constant hoovering noise from the hallway was distracting.
hooververb
To clean a floor or carpet with a vacuum cleaner.
She hoovered the living room before the guests arrived.
To consume or absorb something quickly and eagerly.
He hoovered up the information from the book in just a few hours.