perming

ˈpɜːrmɪŋ

Definition

Definition of perming - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

hairstyle

Dated

having hair given a permanent wave or curl

Dated

She showed off her perming hair at the party.
Her perming curls needed a gentle shampoo.
The stylist trimmed his perming hair carefully.

curled

permed

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Origin of perming

English, perm (permanent) + -ing (suffix)

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French:permanenté, ...
German:dauergewellt, ...
Italian:permanente, ...
Spanish:permanენტado, ...
Portuguese:permanente, ...
Chinese:烫卷的, ...
Japanese:パーマをかけた, ...
Arabic:مُجَعَّد, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל סִלְסוּל קָבוּעַ, ...
Russian:завитый, ...
Ukrainian:завитий, ...
Hindi:स्थायी रूप से घुँघराले, ...
Bengali:পার্ম করা, ...
Catalan:permanentat, ...
Czech:natupírovaný, ...
Danish:permanentet, ...
Dutch:gepermanent, ...
Greek:περμαναρισμένος, ...
Hungarian:dauerolt, ...
Khmer:ដែលបានធ្វើសក់រួញជាប់, ...
Korean:파마한, ...
Persian:پرمننت‌شده, ...
Polish:trwale ondulowany, ...
Portuguese (BR):permanente, ...
Romanian:permanent, ...
Swedish:permanentad, ...
Thai:ผมดัด, ...
Turkish:permalı, ...
Vietnamese:uốn vĩnh viễn, ...

perm

pɜːrm

Definition of perm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

hairhairstyle with long-lasting curls or waves

She got a perm for her birthday.

curling

permanent wave

technology

TECH.

permission in computing contexts

TECH.

The admin granted a perm to access the files.

access

authorization

rights

mathematics

Rare

informal term for a permutation

Rare

He explained the math problem using a perm.

arrangement

combination

Verb

tr.

hairstylingapply chemicals to curl hair permanently

She decided to perm her hair for the wedding.

crimp

curl

wave

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Origin of perm

French, permanent (lasting)

Examples of perm in a sentence

The salon offers a perm service.
She requested a perm to modify the settings.
Without a perm, you can't edit the document.
The concept of a perm was crucial in solving the puzzle.
He struggled to understand the perm in the equation.
He plans to perm his hair for a new look.

They decided to perm their hair for the summer.

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French:permanente, permanenter, ...
German:Dauerwelle, dauerwellen, ...
Italian:permanente, fare la permanente, ...
Spanish:permanente, hacerse la permanente, ...
Portuguese:permanente, fazer permanente, ...
Chinese:烫发, 做卷发, ...
Japanese:パーマ, パーマをかける, ...
Arabic:تجعيد, فَرْوَلَ, ...
Hebrew:פֶּרְמָנֶנְט, לְסַלְסֵל, ...
Russian:перманент, завивать, ...
Ukrainian:хімічна завивка, завивати, ...
Hindi:पर्म, पर्म करना, ...
Bengali:পার্ম, পার্ম করা, ...
Catalan:permanent, fer la permanent, ...
Czech:trvalá, udělat trvalou, ...
Danish:permanent, permanente, ...
Dutch:permanent, permanenten, ...
Greek:περμανάντ, κάνω περμανάντ, ...
Hungarian:dauer, dauerolni, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើសក់រួញជាប់បានយូរ, ធ្វើសក់អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍, ...
Korean:파마, 파마하다, ...
Persian:فر دائم, فر دائم کردن, ...
Polish:trwała ondulacja, zrobić trwałą, ...
Portuguese (BR):permanente, fazer permanente, ...
Romanian:permanent, a ondula, ...
Swedish:permanent, permanenta, ...
Thai:ดัดผม, ทำลอน, ...
Turkish:perma, perma yapmak, ...
Vietnamese:tóc uốn, uốn tóc, ...

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