Combing

(especially of hair or fur) To groom with a toothed implement; chiefly with a comb.

"I need to comb my hair before we leave the house"

To separate choice cotton fibers from worsted cloth fibers.

To search thoroughly as if raking over an area with a comb.

"Police combed the field for evidence after the assault"

To roll over, as the top or crest of a wave; to break with a white foam, as waves.

The act by which something is combed.

"My hair needs frequent combings; otherwise, it gets matted."

(in the plural) Individual hairs that drop out when the hair is combed.