flossing

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noun

The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.

“The dentist advised regular flossings.”

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Meanings

nounflossing (countable and uncountable, plural flossings)

plural flossings

  1. countableThe act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.

    The dentist advised regular flossings.

  2. uncountablefishingThe use of a weighted hook that pierces the fish's mouth from the outside.
  3. countableuncountableThe performance of the floss dance move.
verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of floss
Cite this entry
APA

flossing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flossing

MLA

“flossing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flossing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flossing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flossing.

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