handwashing

== English == === Alternative forms === hand washing, hand-washing === Pronunciation === === Etymology 1 === From hand +‎ washing. ==== Noun ==== handwashing (countable and uncountable, plural handwashings) The washing of one's hands. (an instance of this): Synonym: hand wash ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From handwash +‎ -ing. ==== Verb ==== handwashing present participle and gerund of handwash