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pomading

pomading is the present participle and gerund of pomade.

Meaning of pomade

Verb

pomade (third-person singular simple present pomades, present participle pomading, simple past and past participle pomaded)

  1. (transitive) To apply pomade to style hair.
    • He pomaded his hair until it looked like a piece of shiny plastic.
  2. (historical, obsolete, transitive) Synonym of anoint, to apply ointment.
    Synonyms:
    anoint, to apply ointment, pomate

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Questions about pomading

What is pomading the present participle and gerund of?
Pomading is the present participle and gerund of pomade.

Words near pomading in the dictionary

  1. pomadasyids
  2. pomade
  3. pomaded
  4. pomaderris
  5. pomades
  6. pomading
  7. Pomak
  8. Pomaks
  9. pomalidomide
  10. pomander
  11. pomanders

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