Combing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of drawing a comb through hair

straighten with a comb

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kɹˈuːɪsˌaɪt/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsmˈɔː/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsmˈɔː/

2 syllables Say it as /kɹˈuːɪsˌaɪt/.

Examples

his hair needed a comb
comb your hair
They combed the area for the missing child

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

comb out ransack comb disentangle

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of drawing a comb through hair “his hair needed a comb”
verb	straighten with a comb “comb your hair”
verb	search thoroughly “They combed the area for the missing child”
verb	smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb “comb your hair before dinner”

Word Forms

comb	verb	straighten with a comb
comb	noun	a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair
combing	noun	the act of drawing a comb through hair
ransacking	noun	a thorough search for something (often causing disorder or confusion)
comb-out	noun	the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb
disentanglement	noun	the act of releasing from a snarled or tangled condition

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kämmen

der Vorgang, einen Kamm durch die Haare zu ziehen

🇫🇷French

ratissage

le fait de passer un peigne dans les cheveux

🇪🇸Spanish

peinada

el acto de pasar un peine por el cabello

🇮🇹Italian

pettinatura

l'atto di passare un pettine tra i capelli

🇳🇱Dutch

kammen

de handeling van het trekken van een kam door het haar

🇵🇹Portuguese

pentear

o ato de passar um pente no cabelo

🇷🇺Russian

расчесывание

проведение расчески по волосам

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कंघी

बालों में कंघी खींचने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

চিরুনি

চুল দিয়ে চিরুনি আঁকার কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

சீப்பு

முடி வழியாக ஒரு சீப்பை வரையும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

దువ్వెన

జుట్టు ద్వారా దువ్వెన గీయడం

🇮🇳Gujarati

કોમ્બિંગ

વાળ દ્વારા કાંસકો દોરવાની ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬಾಚಣಿಗೆ

ಕೂದಲಿನ ಮೂಲಕ ಬಾಚಣಿಗೆ ಎಳೆಯುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചീപ്പ്

മുടിയിലൂടെ ചീപ്പ് വരയ്ക്കുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੰਘੀ

ਵਾਲਾਂ ਰਾਹੀਂ ਕੰਘੀ ਖਿੱਚਣ ਦੀ ਕਿਰਿਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

کنگھی

بالوں کے ذریعے کنگھی کھینچنے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

梳理

用梳子梳理头发的动作

🇯🇵Japanese

とかす

髪に櫛を引く行為

🇰🇷Korean

빗질

머리카락을 통해 빗을 그리는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chải đầu

hành động chải lược qua tóc

🇹🇭Thai

การหวี

การวาดหวีผ่านเส้นผม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menyisir

tindakan menyisir rambut

🇵🇭Filipino

pagsusuklay

ang gawa ng pagguhit ng suklay sa buhok

🇲🇾Malay

menyikat

perbuatan melukis sikat melalui rambut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تمشيط

عملية رسم المشط من خلال الشعر

🇮🇷Persian

شانه زدن

عمل کشیدن شانه روی مو

🇹🇷Turkish

tarama

saçın içinden tarak çekme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

סְרִיקָה

פעולת משיכת מסרק בשיער

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