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brushing   (TTS Sound)

The noun brushing has 2 senses

• brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day")


• brush, brushing -- (the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush")

The verb brush has 6 senses

• brush -- (rub with a brush, or as if with a brush; "Johnson brushed the hairs from his jacket")


• brush -- (touch lightly and briefly; "He brushed the wall lightly")


• brush -- (clean with a brush; "She brushed the suit before hanging it back into the closet")


• brush, sweep -- (sweep across or over; "Her long skirt brushed the floor"; "A gasp swept cross the audience")


• brush -- (remove with or as if with a brush; "brush away the crumbs"; "brush the dust from the jacket"; "brush aside the objections")


• brush -- (cover by brushing; "brush the bread with melted butter")