Meanings
combing1
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of comb
plural combings
- The act by which something is combed.
My hair needs frequent combings; otherwise, it gets matted.
- in pluralIndividual 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.
2011, Peter Manso, Reasonable Doubt
combing2
plural combings
- alternativeAlternative spelling of coaming.
I stole quietly to the combings of the hatchway, which was open, and we looked down into the 'tween decks.
1887, Harriet W. Daly, Digging, Squatting, and Pioneering Life in the Northern Territory of South Australia, page 194
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Spanish peinadura, peinada
- peinadurathe act by which something is combed
- peinadathe act by which something is combed
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with combing
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Cite this entry
combing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combing
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