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brushing

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Then not brushing your teeth is the culprit.

Examples12
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of brushing gathered in one view.

noun

the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"

noun

the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for brushing.

noun

the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"

See also: brush

noun

the act of brushing your hair; "he gave his hair a quick brush"

See also: brush

Example sentences

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Then not brushing your teeth is the culprit.

2

I don't know, 6 seconds of brushing sounds pretty good.

3

Shaving and brushing your teeth can easily use 2 or more gallons.

4

One most important advice that I can give people: Floss is as important as brushing.

5

Every day the recruitment ads state 'change the world - join our social dog teeth brushing cloud service'.

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These days I'm doing distributed systems, so I'm brushing up on the process calculi.

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The next 30 minutes are for brushing teeth, settling into bed, and preparing for the following morning only.

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No, he's basically brushing the OP and everyone in this thread off as being hatful and bitter, and not really worth interacting with.

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He was extremely careful about not touching, "accidentally" brushing, etc, and keeping out of my personal space.

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What's wrong with telling the truth?Just more evidence that DigitalOcean is all PR and hot air after their pot-shots at Linode and brushing off security issues as "features".

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Let's not pretend that racism doesn't exist in SF by brushing off depictions of racism as a consequence of intrinsic racism on the part of the accuser.

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Is this the perception of the world we're being locked into by technology?Google Glass has a lot of potential in some spaces - in teaching, in medicine, in law enforcement - but I am terrified that its evangelists and early adopters are brushing aside the concerns of a digital layer in front of real experiences so readily, as if more technology is automatically a good thing.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use brushing in a sentence?

Then not brushing your teeth is the culprit.

What does brushing mean?

the act of brushing your teeth; "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"

What part of speech is brushing?

brushing is commonly used as noun.