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debarbing

debarbing is the present participle and gerund of debarb.

Meaning of debarb

Verb

debarb (third-person singular simple present debarbs, present participle debarbing, simple past and past participle debarbed)

  1. (transitive) To remove a barb or barbs from.
    • how to debarb a fish hook

Questions about debarbing

What is debarbing the present participle and gerund of?
Debarbing is the present participle and gerund of debarb.

Words near debarbing in the dictionary

  1. debarbarize
  2. debarbarized
  3. debarbarizes
  4. debarbarizing
  5. debarbed
  6. debarbing
  7. debarbs
  8. debarcation
  9. debarcations
  10. debarcoded
  11. debarcoding

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