- present participle of groom.
grooming
Example Sentences
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Around 5,000 people are expected to be released under the sentencing changes, down from 6,000 after exemptions were previously announced for those convicted of the most serious crimes including rape, child sex offences and grooming.
From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2026
A man could be well turned-out, but if he made too much of his wardrobe or grooming, he overstepped the bounds of good taste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
You know a movie is adrift when you spend the running time admiring the grooming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
The home secretary will change the law so the freed ringleader of a Rochdale grooming gang can be deported, the BBC has been told.
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
She’s abandoned her ultrared lipstick and nail polish and her tumed-up collars and has taken up moderate pinks and going on diets, and grooming.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
