brush
noun
an implement consisting of bristles, hair, or the like, set in or attached to a handle, used for painting, cleaning, polishing, grooming, etc.
am brushing
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present progressiveof brush (1st person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Apiece of hair falls into her eyes, and I am brushing it back before she even notices it.
From "Allegiant" by Veronica Roth
The window’s closed, the light’s on, the stove’s burning, and there I am brushing away at the rug.
From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank
