combing
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combing¹
Sounds like coaming · Rhymes with -əʊmɪŋ
verb
- present participle and gerund of comb
noun combings
- The act by which something is combed. My hair needs frequent combings; otherwise, it gets matted.
- Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed. Weiner had prepared a rape test kit, taking swabs and smears orally, rectally, vaginally, anorectally, and paravaginally. He'd also collected blood, head and pubic hair combings, and left and right fingernail clippings.
combing²
Sounds like coaming · Rhymes with -əʊmɪŋ
noun combings
- Alternative spelling of coaming I stole quietly to the combings of the hatchway, which was open, and we looked down into the 'tween decks.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sweeping, searching, inspecting, combining, commixtion, combination, combinement, tousling, comportation, collation, combo, commixture, commingling, commolition, commixion, comp
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Talk about this word "combing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/combing. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. combing. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/combing "combing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/combing.Cite this
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title = {combing},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/combing},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
