grooming
noun
- The act of brushing a horse, attending to one's appearance or hygiene
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡɹuːmɪŋ/
noun
- Care for one's personal appearance, hygiene, and clothing.
“I believe in good grooming.”
- The practice of primates picking through the hair of others, looking for insects etc.
- The act of teaching someone, often for advancement at work.
- Caring for horses or other animals by brushing and cleaning them.
- The act of gaining the trust of a child or vulnerable person in order to take advantage of or exploit them, especially sexually.
- In agile software development, the reviewing and prioritization of items in the development backlog.
verb
- present participle and gerund of groom