0 present participle of comb
2 to search a place or an area very carefully in order to find something:
This combing process also separated the fibres to some extent.
Nailed either to small hand cards, or to large cylinders in carding machines, this process loosened matted wool without combing it straight.
It may be aggravated by chewing, combing the hair or wearing spectacles.
As they walked, they waggled their abdomens from side to side, while their hind legs moved backwards and forwards, apparently combing pollen from the anthers.
One of its strengths is the range of material assembled and the careful combing of newspapers for relevant material.