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flossing

flossing noun: the act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss. Also the present participle and gerund of floss.

Noun

flossing (countable and uncountable, plural flossings)

  1. (countable) The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
    • The dentist advised regular flossings.
  2. (uncountable) The use of a weighted hook that pierces the fish's mouth from the outside.
  3. The performance of the floss dance move.

Also used as

flossing is also the present participle and gerund of floss.

Forms of flossing

pluralflossings

Questions about flossing

What does flossing mean?
Flossing means the act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
What part of speech is flossing?
Flossing is a noun.
What is the plural of flossing?
The plural of flossing is flossings.

Words near flossing in the dictionary

  1. flossies
  2. flossiest
  3. flossification
  4. flossily
  5. flossiness
  6. flossing
  7. flossings
  8. flosslike
  9. flossy
  10. flossy pork
  11. flosulide

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