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degomble

degomble verb: to remove accreted snow before entering a building.

Verb

degomble (third-person singular simple present degombles, present participle degombling, simple past and past participle degombled)

  1. (Antarctica) To remove accreted snow before entering a building.
    • Macleod grinned. "What's wrong? Do you have your monk-on or something? Did you forget to degomble? A little too much big eye? Tired? Need to find your donga?"2008, hafital, “Sastrugi”, in Highlander Fiction Automated Archive
    • Dr. Orlav's mustache was frozen stiff with icicles hanging from the tips. The scientist yelled above the wind, "Be sure to de-gomble before we get in the Hagglund!"2010, Carole Marsh, The Mystery in Icy Antarctica

Forms of degomble

third-person singular presentdegombles
present participledegombling
past participledegombled
pastdegombled

Origin of degomble

From de- + gomble (“accretion of snow”).

Questions about degomble

What does degomble mean?
Degomble means to remove accreted snow before entering a building.
What part of speech is degomble?
Degomble is a verb.
What is the past tense of degomble?
The past tense of degomble is degombled.

Words near degomble in the dictionary

  1. deglycyrrhizinating
  2. degmacyte
  3. degmacytes
  4. Dego
  5. degod
  6. degomble
  7. degombled
  8. degombles
  9. degombling
  10. degor
  11. degorge

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