grooming
/ˈɡrumɪŋ/
noun
- The act of cleaning and caring for one's appearance, such as brushing hair, washing, or trimming nails.
- She spends about ten minutes each morning on personal grooming before school.
- The salon offers grooming services like haircuts, shaves, and facials.
- Good grooming includes brushing your teeth twice a day and wearing clean clothes.
- The act of cleaning and caring for an animal's fur, skin, or feathers.
- Regular grooming keeps your dog's coat shiny and free of mats.
- The cat's grooming routine involves licking its paws and wiping its face.
- Horse grooming includes brushing the mane and tail and checking the hooves.
- The process of preparing or training someone for a particular role, job, or activity.
- His early grooming as a musician included years of piano lessons and choir practice.
- The coach's grooming of young athletes focuses on both physical fitness and teamwork.
- The company has a grooming program for new managers to learn leadership skills.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of groom: cleaning and caring for the appearance of oneself, another person, or an animal.
- She is grooming her dog in the backyard with a special brush.
- The zookeeper is grooming the llama to remove loose wool.
- He spends an hour grooming himself before a big event.
- Present participle of groom: preparing or training someone for a specific purpose or position.
- The mentor is grooming the intern to take over the project next year.
- They are grooming the young dancer for a lead role in the ballet.
- The senior engineer is grooming her replacement before she retires.