- present participle of brush.
brushing
Example Sentences
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Edison explained structure brushing in an article last year, describing how it cleared all vegetation around certain equipment, creating a 10-foot barrier to reduce the fire risk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2026
After initially brushing off LLMs, DeepMind was developing its own chatbots.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 15, 2026
There, Chip stands in front of the cheese case for a moment, brushing past the string cheese and the Parmesan shakers before settling on a packet of American singles.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2026
During his two-year tenure at Michigan, May was known for pushing the rules of modern college sports to extremes and brushing off any controversy that came with his tactics.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
My heart was beating triple time, but then I waved at her involuntarily, like I was brushing away a bee.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
