- present participle of groom.
grooming
Example Sentences
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Samoyeds, which originated in Siberia as reindeer-herding dogs for the Samoyedic people, have a unique “double coat” that requires professional grooming every six to eight weeks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
A man could be well turned-out, but if he made too much of his wardrobe or grooming, he overstepped the bounds of good taste.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
He raised failings connected to other scandals including the Grenfell Tower fire, infected blood and grooming gangs.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
You know a movie is adrift when you spend the running time admiring the grooming.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
If manners maketh man, then manner and grooming maketh poodle.
From "Travels with Charley in Search of America" by John Steinbeck
