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Meanings of tidying in English

Russian
перестановка
Portuguese
organizar
Catalan
arranjament

Act of arranging items in some orderly way.

перестановка
Usage of tidying in English
1
He thought he heard young Napier tidying things in the small pantry.
Relentless Pursuit
2
Then Mrs. Fletcher turned her attention to the tidying of the house.
A Son of the City / A Story of Boy Life
3
I finished tidying up and trundled on out into the evening traffic.
Dexter in the Dark
4
A tidying up for a sport, diversion or food-gathering known as angling.
The Irish Times
5
Nathan visits Simon who is tidying his bedroom before going into hospital.
Radio NZ
6
Ma Mandle, tidying up, used to throw away that rag in horror.
Half Portions
7
She simply could not look at untidiness like that without tidying it.
This Freedom
8
I remember a lady tidying up her house, clearing it of rubbish.
The Angel and the Author, and Others
9
Other than a few servants tidying the music room, they were alone.
Too wicked to kiss
10
Apollo touched the man's arm after tidying the wound's dressing and stood.
Book Four: Tales From Ancient Days
11
They were busy tidying up that valley, and making that stream respectable.
Three Men on the Bummel
12
Wendy turned away, tidying up the lunch dishes still on the table.
The frailty of flesh
13
Vineyard owners are racing around tidying up for Toast Martinborough this Sunday.
Radio NZ
14
She is not trying to sell anything except her manual for tidying.
The Guardian
15
And Tanya was still tidying up the kitchen when Peter walked in.
Bungalow 2
16
If you are the Brownie, who has been tidying the kitchen lately?
The Brownies and Other Tales
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Translations for tidying
Tidying through the time
Tidying across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common