1
2
a
: a person responsible for the feeding, exercising, and stabling of horses
b(1)
archaic
: manservant
(2)
: one of several officers of the English royal household
groomed; grooming; grooms
1
: to clean and maintain the appearance of (an animal)
especially
: to maintain the health and condition of the coat of (a horse, dog, etc.) by brushing, combing, currying, or similar attention
2
: to make neat or attractive
an impeccably groomed person
3
a
: to make (someone) ready for a specific objective : prepare
was being groomed as a presidential candidate
b
: to build a trusting relationship with (a minor) in order to exploit them especially for nonconsensual sexual activity
: to groom oneself
Examples of groom in a Sentence
Verb
The horses are being groomed for the competition.
She spent hours grooming herself.
She always seems to be perfectly groomed and neatly dressed.
He is being groomed to take over the company.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
As the groom’s stepmother, Moore is the second wife of Ellen Barkin’s nightmares.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Kc Baker, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
If Holland leaves in free agency, maybe Georgia safety Malaki Starks?
Dolphins also need an upgrade behind Tagovailoa, either a trade for a veteran better than Tyler Huntley or drafting a prospect to groom.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There's not much else the bride and groom can do about the situation.
—Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 25 Feb. 2025
As the groom’s stepmother, Moore is the second wife of Ellen Barkin’s nightmares.
—Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 24 Feb. 2025
Verb
Prosecutors said James, who competed in the 100m butterfly in 2012 and was training to become a police officer just before his 2022 arrest, groomed the two girls before raping them, The Guardian reports.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
If Holland leaves in free agency, maybe Georgia safety Malaki Starks?
Dolphins also need an upgrade behind Tagovailoa, either a trade for a veteran better than Tyler Huntley or drafting a prospect to groom.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for groom
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groom. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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1
a
archaic
: a male servant
b
: a person in charge of horses
2
groom
2 of 2 verb1
: to clean and keep up the appearance of (as the coat of a horse or dog)
2
: to make neat, attractive, or acceptable
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