Brushing — synonyms, definition

1. brushing (Noun)

1 synonym

brush

2 definitions

brushing (Noun) — The act of brushing your teeth. ex. "the dentist recommended two brushings a day"

brushing (Noun) — The act of brushing your hair. ex. "he gave his hair a quick brushing"

4 types of

dental care hair care haircare hairdressing

2. brushing (Verb)

1 synonym

sweeping

6 definitions

brushing (Verb) — Rub with a brush, or as if with a brush. ex. "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket"

brushing (Verb) — Touch lightly and briefly. ex. "He brushed the wall lightly"

brushing (Verb) — Clean with a brush. ex. "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet"

brushing (Verb) — Move across a surface or touching a surface. ex. "Her long skirt brushed the floor"

brushing (Verb) — Remove with or as if with a brush. ex. "brush away the crumbs" ex. "brush the dust from the jacket" ex. "brush aside the objections"

brushing (Verb) — Cover by brushing. ex. "brush the bread with melted butter"

10 types of

cleaning covering making clean moving removing rubbing taking taking away touching withdrawing

4 types

creasing flicking grazing raking