grooming

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Synonyms: glooming, grooving, brooming, rooming, vrooming, gloaming, brooding, crooning, blooming, roaming, groping

Antonyms: glooming, grooving, brooming, rooming, vrooming, gloaming, brooding, crooning, blooming, roaming, groping

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Verb

1. {{infl of|en|groom#Verb||ing-form}}

Noun

1. Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
2. {{lb|en|biology}} The practice of [[primate]]s picking through the [[hair]] of others, looking for [[insect]]s etc.
3. The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
4. Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
5. The act of gaining the trust of a [[child]] or [[vulnerable]] person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
6. {{lb|en|software engineering}} In [[agile]] software development, the [[review]]ing and [[prioritization]] of items in the [[development]] [[backlog]].

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