Grooming — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

activity leading to skilled behavior

the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡɹˈuːmɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɡɹˈuːmɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɡɹˈuːmɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡɹˈuːmɪŋ/.

Examples

He is grooming his son to become his successor
The prince was prepared to become King one day
They trained him to be a warrior

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

train training groom prepare dress preparation curry neaten dressing

Parts of Speech

noun	activity leading to skilled behavior
noun	the activity of getting dressed; putting on clothes
verb	educate for a future role or function “He is grooming his son to become his successor”
verb	give a neat appearance to “groom the dogs”
verb	care for one's external appearance “He is always well-groomed”

Word Forms

train	verb	educate for a future role or function
prepare	verb	educate for a future role or function
groom	verb	educate for a future role or function
dress	verb	provide with clothes or put clothes on
preparative	adjective	preceding and preparing for something
preparatory	adjective	preceding and preparing for something
preparation	noun	activity leading to skilled behavior
grooming	noun	activity leading to skilled behavior
trainee	noun	someone who is being trained
trainer	noun	one who trains other persons or animals
training	noun	activity leading to skilled behavior
groom	noun	someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Körperpflege

Aktivität, die zu kompetentem Verhalten führt

🇫🇷French

toilettage

activité conduisant à un comportement compétent

🇪🇸Spanish

aseo

actividad que conduce a un comportamiento hábil

🇮🇹Italian

toelettatura

attività che porta a comportamenti qualificati

🇳🇱Dutch

poetsen

activiteit die tot bekwaam gedrag leidt

🇵🇹Portuguese

asseio

atividade que leva a um comportamento qualificado

🇷🇺Russian

уход

деятельность, ведущая к умелому поведению

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ग्रूमिंग

कुशल व्यवहार की ओर ले जाने वाली गतिविधि

🇧🇩Bengali

সাজসজ্জা

ক্রিয়াকলাপ দক্ষ আচরণের দিকে পরিচালিত করে

🇮🇳Tamil

சீர்ப்படுத்துதல்

திறமையான நடத்தைக்கு வழிவகுக்கும் செயல்பாடு

🇮🇳Telugu

వస్త్రధారణ

నైపుణ్యం కలిగిన ప్రవర్తనకు దారితీసే కార్యాచరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

ग्रूमिंग

कुशल वर्तनाकडे नेणारी क्रियाकलाप

🇮🇳Gujarati

માવજત

પ્રવૃત્તિ કુશળ વર્તન તરફ દોરી જાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಂದಗೊಳಿಸುವುದು

ನುರಿತ ನಡವಳಿಕೆಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುವ ಚಟುವಟಿಕೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ചമയം

വിദഗ്ദ്ധമായ പെരുമാറ്റത്തിലേക്ക് നയിക്കുന്ന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸ਼ਿੰਗਾਰ

ਕੁਸ਼ਲ ਵਿਵਹਾਰ ਦੀ ਅਗਵਾਈ ਕਰਨ ਵਾਲੀ ਗਤੀਵਿਧੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

تیار کرنا

سرگرمی جو ہنر مند رویے کا باعث بنتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

修饰

导致熟练行为的活动

🇯🇵Japanese

グルーミング

熟練した行動につながる活動

🇰🇷Korean

손질

숙련된 행동으로 이어지는 활동

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chải chuốt

hoạt động dẫn đến hành vi có kỹ năng

🇹🇭Thai

กรูมมิ่ง

กิจกรรมที่นำไปสู่พฤติกรรมที่มีทักษะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

perawatan diri

aktivitas yang mengarah pada perilaku terampil

🇵🇭Filipino

pag-aayos

aktibidad na humahantong sa mahusay na pag-uugali

🇲🇾Malay

dandanan

aktiviti yang membawa kepada tingkah laku berkemahiran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الاستمالة

النشاط الذي يؤدي إلى السلوك الماهر

🇮🇷Persian

نظافت

فعالیتی که منجر به رفتار ماهرانه می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

bakım

vasıflı davranışa yol açan aktivite

🇮🇱Hebrew

טיפוח

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