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Combing

verb
Word Frequency: 0.7

Definitions

1.verb(especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.
"I need to comb my hair before we leave the house"
2.verbTo separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
3.verbTo search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
"Police combed the field for evidence after the assault"
4.verbTo roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
5.nounThe act by which something is combed.
"My hair needs frequent combings; otherwise, it gets matted."
6.noun(in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.

Synonyms

sweepingsearchinginspectingcombiningcommixtioncombinationcombinementtouslingcomportationcollationcombocommixture

Rhymes With

gloamingroamingfoaminghomingchromingcapital of wyomingloamingdoming
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