shampoo
verb (used with object)
to wash (the head or hair), especially with a cleaning preparation that does not leave a soap film.
shampooing
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present participleof shampoo.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Aside from the occasional subconscious scritch-scratch or vigorous shampooing, it’s kind of just … there.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Is it applied to the scalp prior to shampooing for a number of minutes, then shampooed out?
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 21, 2022
There are many examples of companies creating problems they then solve, from the marketing of cosmetics to the origin of women's razors to how shampooing more frequently came about.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2022
She luxuriated in other children’s mothers shampooing her hair before a school show.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2022
The wet-dog scent of shampooing going on in the back room.
From "A Boy Called Bat" by Elana K. Arnold
