Looking for the meaning of the word BARBING in English for both noun and verb forms from the Oxford Dictionary? Below, you can explore all possible meanings and definitions of BARBING with sentence examples. You can also use the “AUDIO PRONUNCIATION” track to check the correct pronunciation in British English.
Word: Barb
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
mid 16th century (in now obsolete British use, in the sense ‘shave or trim a man's beard’, from the French verb barber, from barbe ‘beard’): in modern Nigerian use a back-formation from barber
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
bɑːb
Dialects: British English
Definition:
cut or style (a person's hair)
Short Definition:cut or style (person's hair)
Examples:- he has barbed the hair of any celebrity you can think of
- my grandson got his hair barbed today
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