brushing
/ˈbɹʌʃ.ɪŋ/ noun C2- An instance of brushing. · Give your shoes a brushing to get the mud off.
- Material removed by brushing.
- A fraudulent technique in which an online seller sends out fake orders (such as empty boxes) and contributes positive reviews about those orders, ostensibly from the recipient.
Plural brushings
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At this the whole pack rose up into the air, and came flying down upon her: she gave a little scream, half of fright and half of anger, and tried to beat them off, and found herself lying on the bank, with her head in the lap of her sister, who was gently brushing away some dead leaves that had fluttered down from the trees upon her face.
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