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de-esses

de-esses is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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-esses

What is de-esses the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
De-esses is the third-person singular simple present indicative of de-ess.

Words near de-esses in the dictionary

  1. de-escalatory
  2. de-ess
  3. de-essed
  4. de-esser
  5. de-essers
  6. de-esses
  7. de-essing
  8. de-ethnicization
  9. de-ethnization
  10. de-excitation
  11. de-excitations

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