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refreshing

Pronunciation: /ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/

The English word “refreshing” has 4 meanings listed here.

adjective

  1. That refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
  2. Serving to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.

noun

  1. The action of refresh; refreshment given or received.
  2. That which gives refreshment.

Etymology

By surface analysis, refresh + -ing.

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