brushing down

A form of brush down — Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see brush, down. To remove something with a brush, or ones hands using a downward brushing motion.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of brush down
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brushing down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushing%20down

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“brushing down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushing%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brushing down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brushing%20down.

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