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groomings

/ˈɡɹuːmɪŋz/

groomings is the plural of grooming.

Meaning of grooming

Noun

grooming (usually uncountable, plural groomings)

  1. (usually) Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
    • I believe in good grooming.
  2. (usually) The practice of primates picking through the hair of others, looking for insects etc.
  3. (usually) The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
    Synonyms:
    coaching, mentoring
  4. (usually) Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
    Synonyms:
    currying
  5. (usually) The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
  6. (usually) In agile software development, the reviewing and prioritization of items in the development backlog.
    Synonyms:
    refinement

Questions about groomings

What is groomings the plural of?
Groomings is the plural of grooming.
How do you pronounce groomings?
Groomings is pronounced /ˈɡɹuːmɪŋz/.

Words near groomings in the dictionary

  1. Groomes
  2. groomhood
  3. groomier
  4. groomiest
  5. grooming
  6. groomings
  7. groomish
  8. groomlet
  9. groomlets
  10. groomling
  11. groomlings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: groomings (page history and authors); grooming (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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