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combing

verb

Meaning

  1. (especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.
  2. To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.
  3. To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.
  4. To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.
  5. The act by which something is combed.
  6. (in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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