Run (one's) fingers through (one's) hair In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "run (one's) fingers through (one's) hair", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Julia Huong calendar 2022-02-24 05:02

Meaning of Run (one's) fingers through (one's) hair

Synonyms:

run (one's) hand through (one's) hair

Run (one's) fingers through (one's) hair verb phrase

If someone runs their fingers through your hair, they passtheir fingers through your hair.

When I am sick, I often lay my head on my mother's lap and she runs her fingers through my hair.

As the wind messed her hair up, she ran her fingers through her hair.

My boyfriend likes running his fingers through my curly hair.

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Grammar and Usage of Run (one's) fingers through (one's) hair

Verb Forms

  • to run (one's) fingers through (one's) hair
  • runs (one's) fingers through (one's) hair
  • ran (one's) fingers through (one's) hair
  • running (one's) fingers through (one's) hair

The verb "run" should be conjugated according to its tense.

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