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brush·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. brush, brushingnoun

    the act of brushing your teeth

    "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"

  2. brush, brushingnoun

    the act of brushing your hair

    "he gave his hair a quick brush"

Wiktionary

  1. brushingnoun

    An instance of brushing.

    Give your shoes a brushing to get the mud off.

ChatGPT

  1. brushing

    Brushing is the act of cleaning, smoothing, or removing by means of a brush, typically referring to activities such as brushing one's teeth or hair. It can also refer to lightly touching or grazing over a surface.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Brushing

    of Brush

  2. Brushingadjective

    constructed or used to brush with; as a brushing machine

  3. Brushingadjective

    brisk; light; as, a brushing gallop

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of brushing in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of brushing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of brushing in a Sentence

  1. Sally Cram:

    It only takes 24 hours for bacteria to make inflammation (the cause of blood) in your gums, so if you didn’t do a good job of brushing or flossing the day prior, you could notice a little blood.

  2. Meredith Montgomery:

    What may this look like? Ten to 30 minutes of play with a favorite wand toy, special brushing session (if liked by your pet), a walk with your leashed dog, or time spent with a favorite toy playing fetch or tug-of-war.

  3. Dana Varble:

    Following a good oral care routine, including brushing teeth and regular dental evaluation with your veterinarian, can prevent these serious consequences.

  4. Jeff Corwin:

    When you take something that is nearly gone and you bring it to that point of recovery, it's evidence that there's an opportunity to do that and to do that with other species versus kind of brushing the hands and saying, ‘Well, let’s wipe away that lost cause,' what we see is inspiration and motivation to apply that method of recovery to other species.

  5. Dana Santas:

    For example, I do 20 pushups before getting in the shower and 50 body-weight squats or a wall sit while brushing my teeth.

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