brushing
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- noun
- /ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
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- Toothpaste use increases abrasion during brushing, while water alone produces less abrasive force.
- tooth brushing
- brushing habits
So when you're done flossing, brushing, rinsing, spitting, put the toothbrush down.
- So when you're done flossing, brushing, rinsing, spitting, put the toothbrush down.
- For instance, people have asked, will brushing your teeth with toothpaste break your fast?
- It doesn't matter how much mouthwashing, brushing, scraping, I'm just I've had it.
- So I'm like blossing, brushing, mouthwash.
Examples
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Tasks include classic ADLs, such as brushing teeth, buttoning a shirt/blouse, and eating with a fork or spoon.
Academic text (2001) -
At home, there was the bustle of baths and teeth brushing, evening wheedling and tears, and the shush of pajama feet on linoleum.
Fiction book (1995) -
In other words, daily brushing is a must during the hot summer months.
Blog text (19) -
I did have to stop doing it because I was like brushing my teeth after anything.
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A recent study found that brushing is the important part, not the paste.
Blog text (16) -
In fact, I can still hear my mom saying, "Be sure you floss; brushing alone is not enough."
Blog text (10) -
Just daily tooth brushing, and when they were young, they didn't have much processed food.
Blog text (12) -
Avoiding untreated or unbottled water and ice; using bottled or treated water for brushing teeth.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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Cleaning your teeth using a small brush and toothpaste
Compounds
- Specialized
A machine that makes fabric surface soft and smooth by raising small fibers
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Brushing comes from brush, a word that once meant a bunch of small twigs or 'brushwood' used for sweeping and cleaning. So brushing is the action of moving bristles or twigs across a surface to 'clean' it, which is why brushing your teeth removes food and dirt.