Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

combing

/kˈoʊmɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: comb-ing
IPA: /kˈoʊmɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of comb

noun

The act by which something is combed.

noun

Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.

noun

Alternative spelling of coaming.

Example Sentences

"My hair needs frequent combings; otherwise, it gets matted."
"Weiner had prepared a rape test kit, taking swabs and smears orally, rectally, vaginally, anorectally, and paravaginally. He'd also collected blood, head and pubic hair combings, and left and right fingernail clippings."
"I stole quietly to the combings of the hatchway, which was open, and we looked down into the 'tween decks."

Inflected Forms

combings (plural)

Derived Forms

beachcombing bicombing woolcombing

Synonyms

comb

Homonyms

coaming

Rhymes With

wyoming roaming homing foaming domingue gloaming froemming coaming chroming

Questions

How do you pronounce combing?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊmɪŋ/.
What does combing mean?: present participle and gerund of comb

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