combing
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- noun
- /ˈkoʊmɪŋ/
:
peinado
- My hair, damp but drying, doesn't require much combing, alas.
- hair combing
- much combing
Examples
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All of them had dark curly hair that needed combing, dark-lashed blue eyes, and grubby little hands that Maureen told them to wash at once.
Fiction book (1991) -
She left Ruth's scalp hot and tight from the combing.
Fiction book (2000) -
The hair combing was rough, and no doubt it sometimes hurt.
Academic text (1994) -
To sit by her side and give her a nice combing.
Blog text (6) -
While Nora dreaded the hair combing and washing, she enjoyed the bath.
Fiction book (1997) -
Angelina has begun to develop bald spots on her scalp, particularly on the right side, where the girls start the combing, their energy fresh, their attention focused.
Fiction book (2000) -
Sylvie and I do not flounce in through the door, smoothing the skirts of our oversized coats and combing our hair back with our fingers.
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After a long day at the beach, she spent some time combing her hair to remove the tangles.
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He grabbed his favorite comb and started combing through his thick hair to make it neat.
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The little girl sat patiently while her mother was combing her hair for the school picture.
Synonyms
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Pulling a comb through hair to make it neat
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To move a brush through hair to make it smooth
To remove tangles from hair using a comb
How Thorough
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Combing comes from the old word comb, a small tool with 'teeth' used to move through hair. So combing is the action of pulling those teeth through hair to make it neat or untangle it.