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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Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Another passenger in his 60s has head wounds, the publication reported, while the groom is believed to have suffered limb injuries in the crash.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 30 July 2025
Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Sparkle Dog Care is a dog grooming franchise founded in 2022, according to the company website.
—Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
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Noun
With credit card interest rates sailing past 21%, the bride and groom (or their parents) might be tempted to find other ways to finance the big day.
—Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 31 July 2025
Another passenger in his 60s has head wounds, the publication reported, while the groom is believed to have suffered limb injuries in the crash.
—Becca Longmire, People.com, 30 July 2025
Verb
The latter, of course, is being groomed as WWE’s next big thing much like Reigns was a decade ago, so that’s the dream match that could bring Reigns back later in 2025.
—Blake Oestriecher, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Sparkle Dog Care is a dog grooming franchise founded in 2022, according to the company website.
—Molly Gregory, The Courier-Journal, 31 July 2025
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“Groom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/groom. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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