lightly brush
Frequency: 7.512.0 per million words
To touch something gently and briefly.
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- She lightly brushed the dust off the old book.
- He would always lightly brush her hair away from her face.
- The chef instructed to lightly brush the pastry with egg wash.
- A soft breeze made the leaves lightly brush against the window pane.
- She had to lightly brush the crumbs from the table after breakfast.
- The painter will lightly brush a thin layer of color onto the canvas.
- I felt a spider's web lightly brush my arm in the dark.
- Can you lightly brush some olive oil on the vegetables before roasting?
- His fingers lightly brushed hers as they reached for the same item.
- The makeup artist advised to lightly brush the powder over the T-zone.