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Suppose you have leaves in your hair after gardening or something, and then you put your head down and your fingers on your scalp and then move your hands quickly to try to get rid of the leaves in your hair; what verb would you use to describe this action? "To shake the leaves off your hair" was my first guess but I think I'm wrong. Help please šš»
Suppose you have leaves in your hair after gardening or something, and then you put your head down and your fingers on your scalp and then move your hands quickly to try to get rid of the leaves in your hair; what verb would you use to describe this action? "To shake the leaves off your hair" was my first guess but I think I'm wrong. Help please šš»
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āI want to get the leaves out of my hairā āIām trying to get the leaves out of my hairā. āGet outā is good. You can also use āpull outā ācomb outā ābrush outā :)
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You could rub/scratch depending on how strongly you do it.
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To comb your fingers through your hair.
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