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hairbrushed

hairbrushed is the simple past and past participle of hairbrush.

Meaning of hairbrush

Verb

hairbrush (third-person singular simple present hairbrushes, present participle hairbrushing, simple past and past participle hairbrushed)

  1. (transitive) To spank with a hairbrush.
    • Bad feeding, adolescence—always a dangerous period for the male—and the brutality and bestiality in the dormitories made life a hell on earth. An apathy settled on me. I withered. I learned nothing; I did nothing. I was kicked, hounded, caned, flogged, hairbrushed, morning, noon, and night.1938, C. R. W. Nevinson, Paint and Prejudice, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, pages 11–12

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Questions about hairbrushed

What is hairbrushed the simple past and past participle of?
Hairbrushed is the simple past and past participle of hairbrush.

Words near hairbrushed in the dictionary

  1. hairbrained
  2. hairbrains
  3. hairbreadth
  4. hairbreadths
  5. hairbrush
  6. hairbrushed
  7. hairbrushes
  8. hairbrushing
  9. hairbrushings
  10. hairbun
  11. hairbuns

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