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brushing one's teeth

brushing one's teeth is the present participle and gerund of brush one's teeth.

Meaning of brush one's teeth

Verb

brush one's teeth (third-person singular simple present brushes one's teeth, present participle brushing one's teeth, simple past and past participle brushed one's teeth)

  1. To clean one's teeth, especially by using a toothbrush and toothpaste. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Questions about brushing one's teeth

What is brushing one's teeth the present participle and gerund of?
Brushing one's teeth is the present participle and gerund of brush one's teeth.

Words near brushing one's teeth in the dictionary

  1. brushing away
  2. brushing back
  3. brushing by
  4. brushing down
  5. brushing off
  6. brushing one's teeth
  7. brushing out
  8. brushing over
  9. brushing past
  10. brushing something under the carpet
  11. brushing something under the rug

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