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brushing

UK
/ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
brushing back
brushing off
brushing out
brushing over
brushing up
brushingnoun
brushings
pl
Translations
Daily brushing of your teeth is essential for good oral hygiene.
Le brossage quotidien de vos dents est essentiel pour une bonne hygiène bucco-dentaire.
Additional translations
effleurementSens léger, pour un contact à peine perceptible.
Definitions
The act or process of cleaning, polishing, or grooming with a brush.
Daily brushing of your teeth is essential for good oral hygiene.
A light touch or stroke with a brush or similar object.
She felt a gentle brushing against her arm as she walked through the crowded room.
Synonyms
scouring
grooming
cleaning
polishing
sweeping
brushingadjective
Used attributively before nouns (e.g., "brushing machine").
Translations
de brossageS’emploie avant un nom pour désigner ce qui est destiné au brossage ou lié au brossage.
He bought a brushing kit for his dog.
Il a acheté un kit de brossage pour son chien.
Definitions
Used before a noun to describe something intended for or involving brushing.
He bought a brushing kit for his dog.
brushinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
US
/ˈbrʌʃɪŋ/
Used attributively to describe something that lightly touches or glides in passing.
Translations
The cat's tail made a brushing movement against my leg.
La queue du chat a fait un mouvement effleurant contre ma jambe.
Definitions
Lightly touching or gliding over a surface in passing.
The cat's tail made a brushing movement against my leg.
brushverb

brushing

ing-form

brushed
Past Simple
brushed
Past Participle
brushing
ing-form
UK
/brʌʃ/
US
/brʌʃ/
Translations
frôlerAu sens de toucher légèrement en passant.
The cat brushed against my leg as it walked by.
Le chat a frôlé ma jambe en passant.
écarterAu sens figuré, de manière rapide ou dédaigneuse.
She brushed off his concerns, insisting everything was under control.
Elle a écarté ses inquiétudes, affirmant que tout était sous contrôle.
She brushes her hair every morning to keep it smooth and tangle-free.
Elle se brosse les cheveux tous les matins pour les garder lisses et sans nœuds.
appliquer au pinceauPour peindre, vernir ou recouvrir une surface.
He brushed a coat of varnish onto the wooden table to protect it.
Il a appliqué une couche de vernis au pinceau sur la table en bois pour la protéger.
balayerAu sens d'enlever en passant ou d'un geste.
He brushed the crumbs off the table after breakfast.
Il a balayé les miettes de la table après le petit-déjeuner.
Definitions
To clean or groom with a brush.
She brushes her hair every morning to keep it smooth and tangle-free.
To apply a liquid, such as paint or glaze, with a brush.
He brushed a coat of varnish onto the wooden table to protect it.
To remove something with a sweeping motion.
He brushed the crumbs off the table after breakfast.
To touch lightly in passing.
The cat brushed against my leg as it walked by.
To deal with something quickly or dismissively.
She brushed off his concerns, insisting everything was under control.
Synonyms
dab
scrub
clean
sweep
groom
polish
stroke
caress
brushnoun
Definitions
An implement with bristles, wire, or other filaments, used for cleaning, grooming, painting, or other purposes.
She used a brush to paint the walls of her room.
A dense growth of bushes or shrubs.
The hikers had to navigate through thick brush to reach the clearing.
A brief encounter or experience, often unpleasant or challenging.
He had a brush with the law when he was caught speeding.
A block or strip of conductive material that carries electric current between a stationary and a moving part in a generator, motor, or other electrical machine.
The mechanic replaced the worn carbon brushes in the alternator.
brushadjective
Definitions
Relating to or consisting of brush (dense undergrowth); used before a noun.
Years of drought had left the hills vulnerable to brush fires.
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