Refreshing Meaning
/ɹəˈfɹɛʃɪŋ/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjThat refreshes someone; pleasantly fresh and different; granting vitality and energy.
adjServing to refresh, particularly with respect to an electronic screen, or a browser window or similar computer application.
Sentence Examples
It is refreshing to take a shower after exercising.
A glass of cold water is very refreshing in hot weather.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After spending the whole day under the scorching sun, the cold ocean breeze felt incredibly ____ to our skin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cold lemonade was wonderfully ____ after the long walk in the summer heat.
Word Origin & History
By surface analysis, refresh + -ing.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The pond was another favourite place to visit. Moorhens strutted from the neighbouring bushes, and a bevy of Muscovy ducks, a study in black, white and red, waddled from the farmyard hard by to enjoy a refreshing splash."
— 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 217:
"Every forecast or guess has one refreshing quality: one will be right and the rest will be wrong."
— 2022 June 20, Charles Hugh Smith, The Difference Between a Forecast and a Guess:
"The polarization system has a refreshing rate that is twice the refreshing rate of the corresponding shutter system."
— 2003, John Wang, Data Mining: Opportunities and Challenges, page 74:
"Notwithstanding these powerful refreshings of divine grace, the ways of Zion continued to mourn generally, throughout the New-England churches; iniquity abounded, and the hearts of many waxed cold […]"
— 1821, Frederick Butler, A Complete History of the United States of America:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After spending the whole day under the scorching sun, the cold ocean breeze felt incredibly ____ to our skin.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The cold lemonade was wonderfully ____ after the long walk in the summer heat.