Definitions for grooming
groom·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. training, preparation, groomingnoun

   activity leading to skilled behavior

2. dressing, groomingnoun

   the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

GCIDERate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. groomingnoun

   The activity of cleaning oneself or others by removing lice, ticks, dirt, etc. from the fur; -- of animals.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 4 votes

1. groomingnoun

   Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.

2. groomingnoun

   The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.

3. groomingnoun

   Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.

4. groomingnoun

   The act of attempting to gain the trust of a minor with the intention of having a sexual relationship with him or her.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. grooming

   Grooming is the act or process of cleaning, tidying, or maintaining one's personal appearance or hygiene. It can also refer to the practices parents or caregivers use to clean and care for children or pets. In another context, grooming can refer to the predatory tactics used by abusers to build trust with potential victims with the intention of exploiting them.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Grooming

   of Groom

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:3.5 / 4 votes

1. Grooming

   An animal's cleaning and caring for the body surface. This includes preening, the cleaning and oiling of feathers with the bill or of hair with the tongue.

Matched Categories

1. • Activity
   • Covering

How to pronounce grooming?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say grooming in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of grooming in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of grooming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of grooming in a Sentence

1. Brian Latell:

   Clearly Raul is grooming him for more responsibilities, probably higher office and/or rank.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   I'm not making any predictions, but I think they've got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third-party candidate, she's the favorite of the Russians.

3. Tim Sabol:

   Entrepreneurs should think about that when they’re hiring people and consider grooming employees, since they may be the people to take over John West business in a few years.

4. Dexter Pillay:

   I think over the years the stigma about male grooming has really limited men from basically expressing themselves, it's changed now so drastically where men are more metrosexual.

5. Adam Kent:

   While we are glad that Encore Global has acknowledged its error in denying my client's employment due to his hairstyle, we have yet to receive a formal apology, or a commitment to changing the grooming policy that has had a disparate impact on African-Americans, i intend to engage with Encore further to determine if they will fulfill all the requests we have made in our lawsuit.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=grooming
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=grooming
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Grooming
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grooming