Difference between Combing and Comb

What is the difference between Combing and Comb?

Combing as a verb is (especially of hair or fur) to groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb. while Comb as a verb is to groom the hair with a toothed implement.

Combing

Part of speech: verb

Definition: (especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.

Comb

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A toothed implement for grooming the hair.A machine used in separating choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.A fleshy growth on the top of the head of some birds and reptiles; crest.A structure of hexagon cells made by bees for storing honey; honeycomb.An old English measure of corn equal to the half quarter.The top part of a gun's stock.the toothed plate at the top and bottom of an escalator that prevents objects getting trapped between the moving stairs and fixed landings.the main body of a harmonica containing the air chambers and to which the reed plates are attached.

Part of speech: abbreviation

Definition: combination

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To groom the hair with a toothed implement.To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.

Example sentence: Ronnie Spector's hair was taller and meaner and scarier than all four Shangri-La's combined, plus the drummer from the Honeycombs. You just know her rat-tail comb was a switchblade.

We hope you now know whether to use Combing or Comb in your sentence.

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