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vb. (present participle of brush down English)
Usage examples of "brushing down".
There were several troopers still in the stable, unsaddling and brushing down mounts, probably having just returned from road patrols.
She immediately felt the sensation of a hand brushing down the length of her hair, the gentlest of caresses.
One final squeeze of his hand and she was up, brushing down her skirts and tut-tutting over the broken cup.
He set to work brushing down the black stallion, happily unaware of the real circumstances of his current position.
He touched the leather patch over his ruined eye, brushing down the scar that furrowed the skin of his cheek.
Vendora pushed herself from the wall and straightened to a free standing position, brushing down the disarray of her gown and readjusting the aquamarine to its proper position.
He kissed my cheek, lips brushing down the line of my cheek, touching my neck.