Synonyms for brushing
brush·ing

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1. brush, brushingnoun

   the act of brushing your teeth

   "the dentist recommended two brushes a day"

   Synonyms:
   copse, coppice, encounter, thicket, skirmish, brush, brushwood, light touch, clash

2. brush, brushingnoun

   the act of brushing your hair

   "he gave his hair a quick brush"

   Synonyms:
   copse, coppice, encounter, thicket, skirmish, brush, brushwood, light touch, clash

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1. • Dental Care
   • Hair Care

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1. List of paraphrases for "brushing":

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1. Darrin Vick:

   It's just like brushing the greatness of the country all into one picture and one experience.

2. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve:

   We won't be able to deal with this subject by always brushing the dust under the rug, at some point the dust gets thicker than the rug.

3. Jeff Corwin:

   When you take something that is nearly gone and you bring it to that point of recovery, it's evidence that there's an opportunity to do that and to do that with other species versus kind of brushing the hands and saying, ‘Well, let’s wipe away that lost cause,' what we see is inspiration and motivation to apply that method of recovery to other species.

4. Brandon Marcello:

   It's just like brushing your teeth ; you wouldn't wake up and only brush your bottom teeth or decide to only brush for 20 seconds because you know the downside of poor dental hygiene.

5. Vash Young:

   There is no finer sensations in life that which comes with victory over one's self... Go forward to a goal of inward achievement, brushing aside all your old internal enemies as you advance.