brushing betydelse and definition

Betydelse av brushing på svenska

• 0 present participle of brush

• 1 to touch (something) quickly and lightly or carelessly:

  • Charlotte brushed against him (= touched him quickly and lightly with her arm or body) as she left the room.

  • His lips gently brushed her cheek and he was gone.

  • Jackie brushed the hair out of her eyes.

  • He brushed away a tear.

  • She stood up and brushed the wrinkles from her dress.

• 2 to clean something or make something smooth with a brush:

  • When did he last brush his teeth, she wondered.

  • She brushed her hair with long, regular strokes.

  • [ + obj + adj ] My trousers got covered in mud, but luckily I was able to brush them clean.