Synonyms for brushed

Grammar : Verb

Spell : bruhsht

Phonetic Transcription : brʌʃt

Top 10 synonyms for brushed

Other synonyms for the word brushed

Définition of brushed

Origin : "dust-sweeper, a brush for sweeping," late 14c., also, c.1400, "brushwood, brushes;" from Old French broisse (Modern French brosse) "a brush" (13c.), perhaps from Vulgar Latin *bruscia "a bunch of new shoots" (used to sweep away dust), perhaps from Proto-Germanic *bruskaz "underbrush."

verb touch lightly
verb clean, prepare by whisking

Example sentences :

Andy, colorless, his blood cold, brushed aside the arm of the intercessor.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

His love was purely selfish, for he brushed aside her protest as if she had not spoken.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Edith said nothing; she brushed her hair with careful slowness.
Extract from : « Quaint Courtships » by Various

The bottle-green suit had been brushed, ready for the morrow.
Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens

I did—brushed the face in one day from memory; it was the very man!
Extract from : « The Greater Inclination » by Edith Wharton

So, throwing it from him, he brushed the crumbs from his jerkin.
Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle

With a wave of his hand, Guillaume brushed these vain reasons aside.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

She brushed some dust from her habit, and made sure that her hair was tidy.
Extract from : « Roden's Corner » by Henry Seton Merriman

"That shows how much you know," said Pee-wee scornfully as he brushed off his clothing.
Extract from : « Pee-wee Harris » by Percy Keese Fitzhugh

I got your clothes all out this afternoon, and brushed them for you.
Extract from : « Alice Adams » by Booth Tarkington

Antonyms for brushed

dirty

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