Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Showing results for "brushing"
  • present participle of brush.
Search instead for brustkind.

brushing





Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Ten tackles a game last season became as routine as brushing his teeth.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 17, 2026

You can also practise standing on one leg, for example while brushing your teeth.

From Science Daily Aug. 16, 2026

After initially brushing off LLMs, DeepMind was developing its own chatbots.

From MarketWatch Aug. 15, 2026

Avoid brushing the cut edges, which can prevent the layers from rising freely.

From Salon Jul. 20, 2026

‘Yeah,’ I say, brushing myself down as I get to my feet.

From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler




Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training