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deburring

deburring is the present participle and gerund of deburr.

deburring is the present participle and gerund of debur.

Meaning of deburr

Verb

deburr (third-person singular simple present deburrs, present participle deburring, simple past and past participle deburred)

  1. (transitive) To remove burrs from (a workpiece).
    • After drilling the hole, use an abrasive to deburr the edges.
  2. (transitive) To remove debris from (raw wool).

Phrases with deburring

Questions about deburring

What is deburring the present participle and gerund of?
Deburring is the present participle and gerund of deburr.

Words near deburring in the dictionary

  1. debureaucratizing
  2. deburr
  3. deburred
  4. deburrer
  5. deburrers
  6. deburring
  7. deburring tool
  8. deburring tools
  9. deburrs
  10. deburs
  11. deburse

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Adapted from Wiktionary: deburring (page history and authors); deburr (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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