Antonyms for brushed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : bruhsht
Phonetic Transcription : brʌʃt


Definition 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

Synonyms for brushed

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