brushing
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
brushing
- present participle and gerund of brush
Noun[edit]
brushing (countable and uncountable, plural brushings)
- An instance of brushing.
- Give your shoes a brushing to get the mud off.
- Material removed by brushing.
- (uncountable, Internet) A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and adds positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
Derived terms[edit]
Adjective[edit]
brushing (comparative more brushing, superlative most brushing)
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pseudo-anglicism, derived from brushing.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
brushing m (plural brushings)
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