Synonyms of grooming

grooming

verb

present participle of groom

as in preparing

to make ready in advance

the hotel's penthouse suite is being groomed for a royal visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• preparing
• prepping
• furnishing
• arranging
• providing
• readying
• fixing
• equipping
• fitting
• laying
• fortifying
• training
• educating
• schooling
• instructing
• mounting
• supplying
• tutoring
• bracing
• gathering
• priming
• indoctrinating
• gearing up
• predisposing
• outfitting
• drafting
• girding
• arming
• spreading
• steeling
• booting (up)
• setting
• battening
• framing
• inclining
• warming (up)
• forearming
• drawing up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grooming

Expect to brush your dog thoroughly several times per week, increasing to daily grooming during periods of heavy shedding. — Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 16 July 2026

Ask about their protocol if a dog is injured during grooming, even a minor nick, and expect a clear process for communicating incidents to the owner. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 13 July 2026

Defendants in those cases now face charges including grooming, indecent solicitation of a minor and traveling to meet a minor. — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Mobile dog grooming is the fastest-growing segment of the industry at 12-15% annual growth, and new dog grooming services are launching every day. — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

But most of those households are dual-income, stretched for time and unwilling to spend a Saturday afternoon shuttling a dog to and from a grooming salon. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026

Eve — who had already welcomed her own baby before this incident — quickly showed off her caring instincts, cradling the bird in her arms, grooming it and even attempting to nurse it. — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026

Instead, the two-time defending World Series champions are grooming another potential star to play at Dodger Stadium. — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026