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Meanings of combing in English

Portuguese
penteacao
Wikidata

Method of preparing fiber for spinning.

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penteacao
Catalan
pentinada

The act of drawing a comb through hair.

pentinada
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Examples for "comb"
Examples for "comb"
1
Lastly, do take a fine comb to your new year's cost budget.
The South African
2
Re-comb to set hairs in place and give a more natural look.
Ebony
3
Melt comb with a small amount of water in a large cauldron.
Outlander
4
The plant comb two refineries and also has a Point Breeze section.
Reuters
5
He probably got the cap when comb-overs were no longer an option.
Deadly Décisions

Form of torture using iron combs to rend flesh.

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Usage of combing in English
1
There they were in thousands, combing his £10 million investment last weekend.
The Irish Times
2
Naval vessels with searchlights joined military aircraft and helicopters combing the sea.
The Irish Times
3
This week, we're combing through the fine details of the customs union.
The South African
4
Locals report having armed police combing their properties for hours last night.
Radio NZ
5
Averan stopped combing, wondered if the green woman really understood the question.
Brotherhood of the Wolf
6
Maybe I'll give Whinney a good combing with the dry teasel later.
The Plains of Passage
7
All we need are cops combing the state, looking for cop killers.
Ransom
8
The cooks and stewards, their hands on the combing, filled the fore-hatch.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 5, May, 1862 / Devoted To L...
9
And when the combing billows of drift passed, the apparition had faded.
Heralds of Empire / Being the Story of One Ramsay Stanhope, Lieu...
10
Dozens of U.S. forensic experts are combing the bomb sites in Kampala.
Reuters
11
Be quick, Sophie; and you, Charlotte, finish the combing of my hair.
Joseph II. and His Court: An Historical Novel
12
And the elder ladies were combing their hair down over their ears.
A Little Girl in Old New York
13
The artwork depicts President Putin combing the hair of the prime minister.
BBC
14
For the past half-hour they have been combing that station for you.
The Man with the Clubfoot
15
Freeform locs are created by simply washing and not combing one's hair.
Ebony
16
A vicious Canthorian predator, combing the island at this moment for prey.
Traders Risk
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Translations for combing
Catalan
pentinada
Combing through the time
Combing across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common