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decrumbing

decrumbing is the present participle and gerund of decrumb.

Meaning of decrumb

Verb

decrumb (third-person singular simple present decrumbs, present participle decrumbing, simple past and past participle decrumbed)

  1. (transitive) To remove the crumbs from.
    • A couple of hours later I had the washing going, the children fed and dressed and the kitchen floor semi-decrumbed in a mad effort to come to terms with this rotten day, when the phone rang.1972, Twila Van Leer, Life is just a bowl of kumquats, page 71

Questions about decrumbing

What is decrumbing the present participle and gerund of?
Decrumbing is the present participle and gerund of decrumb.

Words near decrumbing in the dictionary

  1. decruiting
  2. decruitment
  3. decruits
  4. decrumb
  5. decrumbed
  6. decrumbing
  7. decrumbs
  8. decrunch
  9. decrunched
  10. decruncher
  11. decrunchers

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