/ ˈɑɪənɪŋ; NAmE ˈɑɪərnɪŋ/ noun [ U ]
1.
the task of pressing clothes, etc. with an iron to make them smooth :
to do the ironing
2.
the clothes, etc. that you have just ironed or that need to be done :
a pile of ironing
/ ˈɑɪənɪŋ; NAmE ˈɑɪərnɪŋ/ noun [ U ]
1.
the task of pressing clothes, etc. with an iron to make them smooth :
to do the ironing
2.
the clothes, etc. that you have just ironed or that need to be done :
a pile of ironing
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005