noun
- the process of giving hair a permanent wave using chemicals
verb
- present participle of perm; giving hair a permanent wave
Examples
- She’s getting her hair done at the salon for perming today.
- The perming process takes about two hours to complete.
- After perming, her straight hair had beautiful curls.
- The stylist is perming three clients this afternoon.
- Perming requires special chemicals and careful timing.
- She regretted perming her hair because the curls were too tight.