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Tidying my room helped me find my missing book.
What does Tidying mean?
making things neat and organized.
Dictionary definition
Tidying is the act of making a place neat, clean, and organized by putting things where they belong.
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Tidying in a sentence
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The class spent five minutes tidying the art supplies.
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Regular tidying can make a shared space easier and calmer for everyone to use.
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Tidying means putting things in order so a place becomes neat.
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MeaningTidying means making things neat and organized.
ExampleExample: Tidying my room helped me find my missing book.
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- Syllables
- ty · dee · ing
- Strongest beat
- ty
- Ending
- ing
- Tip
- Put a little extra energy on ty.
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Synonyms
Words like Tidying
cleaningUse when removing mess, dirt, or clutter.
organizingUse when arranging things in a useful order.
straighteningUse when making a place look neater.
Antonyms
Opposite words
messingUse when making a place less neat.
clutteringUse when filling a place with too many scattered things.
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Word family
Tidying word family
Base word
tidying
noun
tidying
The act of making things neat.
verb
tidy
To make something neat.
verb
tidied
Made neat in the past.
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