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defurring

defurring is the present participle and gerund of defur.

Meaning of defur

Verb

defur (third-person singular simple present defurs, present participle defurring, simple past and past participle defurred)

  1. (transitive) To remove the fur from.
    • to defur a kettle

Questions about defurring

What is defurring the present participle and gerund of?
Defurring is the present participle and gerund of defur.

Words near defurring in the dictionary

  1. defunkifying
  2. defur
  3. defurfuration
  4. defuroxamine
  5. defurred
  6. defurring
  7. defurs
  8. defusable
  9. defusal
  10. defusals
  11. defuse

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Adapted from Wiktionary: defurring (page history and authors); defur (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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