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finger-combing

finger-combing is the present participle and gerund of finger-comb.

Meaning of finger-comb

Verb

finger-comb (third-person singular simple present finger-combs, present participle finger-combing, simple past and past participle finger-combed)

  1. (transitive) To comb or arrange hair by using one's fingers instaed of a comb, usually in a casual or rough way.

Questions about finger-combing

What is finger-combing the present participle and gerund of?
Finger-combing is the present participle and gerund of finger-comb.

Words near finger-combing in the dictionary

  1. finger-clickings
  2. finger-clicks
  3. finger-cold
  4. finger-comb
  5. finger-combed
  6. finger-combing
  7. finger-combs
  8. finger-counting
  9. finger-countings
  10. finger-dried
  11. finger-dries

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Adapted from Wiktionary: finger-combing (page history and authors); finger-comb (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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