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broad-brushing

broad-brushing is the present participle and gerund of broad-brush.

Meaning of broad-brush

Verb

broad-brush (third-person singular simple present broad-brushes, present participle broad-brushing, simple past and past participle broad-brushed)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To generalize or describe (something) in very broad, sweeping terms.

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Questions about broad-brushing

What is broad-brushing the present participle and gerund of?
Broad-brushing is the present participle and gerund of broad-brush.

Words near broad-brushing in the dictionary

  1. broad-brush
  2. broad-brushed
  3. broad-brusher
  4. broad-brushers
  5. broad-brushes
  6. broad-brushing
  7. broad-gauge
  8. broad-headed bug
  9. broad-headed bugs
  10. broad-leaf
  11. broad-leafs

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