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brushing something under the carpet

brushing something under the carpet is the present participle and gerund of brush something under the carpet.

Meaning of brush something under the carpet

Verb

brush something under the carpet (third-person singular simple present brushes something under the carpet, present participle brushing something under the carpet, simple past and past participle brushed something under the carpet)

  1. Synonym of sweep something under the rug.

Questions about brushing something under the carpet

What is brushing something under the carpet the present participle and gerund of?
Brushing something under the carpet is the present participle and gerund of brush something under the carpet.

Words near brushing something under the carpet in the dictionary

  1. brushing off
  2. brushing one's teeth
  3. brushing out
  4. brushing over
  5. brushing past
  6. brushing something under the carpet
  7. brushing something under the rug
  8. brushing up
  9. brushing up to
  10. brushingly
  11. brushings

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