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debobbling

debobbling is the present participle and gerund of debobble.

Meaning of debobble

Verb

debobble (third-person singular simple present debobbles, present participle debobbling, simple past and past participle debobbled)

  1. (UK) To remove pilling from (a garment).
    • Your sweater will be sent to Scotland to be cleaned, reconditioned and debobbled at a cost of £20.2005, Ismay Atkins, Time Out London Shopping Guide, →ISBN, page 86

Questions about debobbling

What is debobbling the present participle and gerund of?
Debobbling is the present participle and gerund of debobble.

Words near debobbling in the dictionary

  1. deboardings
  2. deboards
  3. debobble
  4. debobbled
  5. debobbles
  6. debobbling
  7. DeBoer
  8. Deboers
  9. deboist
  10. deboistly
  11. deboistness

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