combing
/ˈkoʊmɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of comb; to untangle or arrange hair or fibers with a comb.
- He was combing the wool to prepare it for spinning.
- She is combing her daughter's hair before school.
- The cat sat quietly while I was combing its fur.
- Searching an area thoroughly.
- Volunteers are combing the park for trash.
- She spent the afternoon combing through old letters.
- The detectives are combing the neighborhood for clues.
noun
- The act of using a comb to arrange or clean hair.
- He needed a combing after playing outside in the wind.
- A thorough combing helps remove tangles and dirt from the hair.
- She gave her hair a quick combing before leaving the house.
- A thorough search of an area.
- After a careful combing of the beach, they found the lost ring.
- The police did a combing of the forest for the missing hiker.
- The team's combing of the archives turned up old photographs.