Flossing
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Flossing is a noun meaning (countable) The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
Meaning
(countable) The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
More Meanings
- (fishing, uncountable) The use of a weighted hook that pierces the fish's mouth from the outside.
- The performance of the floss dance move.
- present participle and gerund of floss
Example Sentences
The dentist advised regular flossings.
Word Forms
- flossings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include flosh, fingering, flex, flexid, flossy, fluffing.
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