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de-essed

de-essed is the simple past and past participle of de-ess.

Meaning of de-ess

Verb

de-ess (third-person singular simple present de-esses, present participle de-essing, simple past and past participle de-essed)

  1. (transitive) to reduce the loudness of sibilants in an audio recording

Questions about de-essed

What is de-essed the simple past and past participle of?
De-essed is the simple past and past participle of de-ess.

Words near de-essed in the dictionary

  1. de-escalating
  2. de-escalation
  3. de-escalations
  4. de-escalatory
  5. de-ess
  6. de-essed
  7. de-esser
  8. de-essers
  9. de-esses
  10. de-essing
  11. de-ethnicization

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