brushing

/ˈbɹʌʃ.ɪŋ/

noun 3adj 1

Collocations

ADJ.

muddy

VERB + BRUSHING

am, head, loves, mirror, need, replied

BRUSHING + NOUN

gallop, hair, piece, teeth

PREP.

after, in, in, off, without

ADV.

properly

Definitions

noun

An instance of brushing.

Give your shoes a brushing to get the mud off.

Material removed by brushing.

A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and contributes positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.

adj

Brisk; light.

a brushing gallop

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the act of brushing your hair

brush

noun — the act of brushing your teeth

brush

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Give your shoes a brushing to get the mud off.

Wiktionary

a brushing gallop

Wiktionary

Your shoes need brushing. They are muddy.

Tatoeba · #18102

Are you brushing your teeth properly?

Tatoeba · #40194

Last night, I went to bed without brushing my teeth.

Tatoeba · #244844

She was brushing her hair in front of a mirror.

Tatoeba · #313274

Usage Notes

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