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Brushing - English meaning

Brushing – definitions in English dictionary

verb

Remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing.

Usage examples:

We'll be able to brush the mud off easily
verb

Touch something lightly and gently.

Usage examples:

Their fingers brushed as she took the glass from him

Synonims:

TouchStrokeCaressSkimSweepGrazeShaveGlanceContactFlickScrapeKiss
noun

An implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, or arranging the hair.

Usage examples:

A shaving brush
noun

A light and fleeting touch.

Usage examples:

The lightest brush of his lips against her cheek
noun

The bushy tail of a fox.

Usage examples:

Shortly after the tragic incident people started to notice that every night a large fox with a blac…
noun

A drumstick with long wire bristles, used to make a soft hissing sound on drums or cymbals.

Usage examples:

The sound is almost like brushes on a snare drum.
noun

A piece of carbon or metal serving as an electrical contact with a moving part in a motor or alternator.

Usage examples:

Thus, pump life has been limited by the wear of the brushes in conventional brush-type motors.
noun

Women regarded sexually.

Usage examples:

‘beer first, brush later.’
noun

Undergrowth, small trees, and shrubs.

Usage examples:

Trees and brush alongside the fields and channels are home to birds and other wildlife
verb

Present participle of brush

Usage examples:

Charlotte brushed against him (= touched him quickly and lightly with her arm or body) as she left …

Brushing translation into English

Brushing: translate from English into Chinese

Translate brushing into Chinese (Simplified)}
刷牙, 刷, 擦, 拂, 洗刷, 掸, 掠, 争吵

Brushing: translate from English into Dutch

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Poetsen, Borstelen, Vegen, Uitborstelen, Schuieren

Brushing: translate from English into French

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Brossage, Effleurement

Brushing: translate from English into German

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Bürsten, Streifen, Fegen, Wischen, Aufrauen

Brushing: translate from English into Hindi

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ब्रश करना

Brushing: translate from English into Italian

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Spazzolatura, Spazzolare, Sfiorare

Brushing: translate from English into Korean

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칫솔질, 솔질하다, 귀얄로 칠하다, 스치고 지나가다

Brushing: translate from English into Russian

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Расчесывание, Чистить щеткой, Причесывать, Вычистить, Задевать, Касаться, Обсаживать кустарником

Brushing: translate from English into Spanish

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Cepillado

Word origin

Middle English: noun from Old French broisse ; verb partly from Old French brosser ‘to sweep’.

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Brushing – similar words

brush

noun

An implement with a handle and a block of bristles, hair, or wire, used especially for cleaning, applying a liquid or powder to a surface, or arranging the hair.

Usage examples:

A shaving brush
verb

Remove (dust or dirt) by sweeping or scrubbing.

Usage examples:

We'll be able to brush the mud off easily
noun

Undergrowth, small trees, and shrubs.

Usage examples:

Trees and brush alongside the fields and channels are home to birds and other wildlife
Brush - all meanings in English

Brushing synonims

caress

verb

Touch or stroke gently or lovingly.

Usage examples:

She caressed the girl's forehead
noun

A gentle or loving touch.

Usage examples:

She felt the caress of his breath on her cheek
Caress - all meanings in English

contact

noun

The state of physical touching.

Usage examples:

Equipment in contact with water can benefit from rubber lining
verb

Communicate with (someone), typically in order to give or receive information.

Usage examples:

Anyone with any information should contact darlington police
noun

Communication with someone, or with a group or organization

Usage examples:

Have you kept in contact with your friends from college?, the pilot was always in contact with an a…
Contact - all meanings in English

flick

noun

A sudden quick movement.

Usage examples:

The flick of a switch
verb

Strike or propel (something) with a sudden quick movement of the fingers.

Usage examples:

Max flicked his bow tie
verb

Throw or toss with a quick motion

Flick - all meanings in English

glance

verb

Take a brief or hurried look.

Usage examples:

Ginny glanced at her watch
noun

A brief or hurried look.

Usage examples:

I stole a glance at john
noun

A shiny black or grey sulphide ore of lead, copper, or other metal.

Usage examples:

Lead glance
Glance - all meanings in English

graze

verb

(of cattle, sheep, etc.) eat grass in a field.

Usage examples:

Cattle graze on the open meadows
noun

A slight injury where the skin is scraped.

Usage examples:

Cuts and grazes on the skin
verb

To touch and rub against something while passing it, causing slight damage

Usage examples:

The bullet only grazed his leg., [ i ] cows grazed in the field.
Graze - all meanings in English

kiss

verb

Touch or caress with the lips as a sign of love, sexual desire, or greeting.

Usage examples:

He kissed her on the lips
noun

A touch or caress with the lips.

Usage examples:

A quick kiss on the cheek
verb

To touch or press your lips against another person, esp. another person’s lips or cheek, as a greeting or to express love

Usage examples:

[ i/t ] the two women hugged and kissed (each other)., [ t ] he kissed the children goodbye., give …
Kiss - all meanings in English

scrape

verb

Drag or pull a hard or sharp implement across (a surface or object) so as to remove dirt or other matter.

Usage examples:

Remove the green tops from the carrots and scrape them
noun

An act or sound of scraping.

Usage examples:

He heard the scrape of his mother's key in the lock
verb

Cut the surface of; wear away the surface of

Scrape - all meanings in English

shave

verb

(of a man) cut the hair off the face with a razor.

Usage examples:

He washed, shaved, and had breakfast
noun

An act of shaving hair from the face or a part of the body.

Usage examples:

You need a shave
verb

Remove body hair with a razor

Shave - all meanings in English

skim

verb

Remove (a substance) from the surface of a liquid.

Usage examples:

As the scum rises, skim it off
noun

A thin layer of a substance on the surface of a liquid.

Usage examples:

A skim of ice
verb

Remove from the surface

Skim - all meanings in English

stroke

noun

An act of hitting or striking someone or something; a blow.

Usage examples:

He received three strokes of the cane
verb

Move one's hand with gentle pressure over (a surface), typically repeatedly; caress.

Usage examples:

He put his hand on her hair and stroked it
verb

A single complete movement

Stroke - all meanings in English

sweep

verb

Clean (an area) by brushing away dirt or litter.

Usage examples:

I've swept the floor
noun

An act of sweeping something with a brush.

Usage examples:

I was giving the floor a quick sweep
Sweep - all meanings in English

touch

verb

Come into or be in contact with.

Usage examples:

He leaned back so that only two legs of his chair touched the floor
noun

An act of touching someone or something.

Usage examples:

Her touch on his shoulder was hesitant
verb

Make physical contact with, come in contact with

Touch - all meanings in English

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