combing

(noun) the act of drawing a comb through hair. Synonyms: comb. Example: "His hair needed a comb."

(verb) straighten with a comb. Synonyms: comb. Example: "Comb your hair."

(verb) search thoroughly. Synonyms: comb, ransack. Example: "They combed the area for the missing child."

(verb) smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb. Synonyms: comb, comb out, disentangle. Examples: "Comb your hair before dinner." "Comb the wool."