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degunk

UK/diːˈɡʌŋk/

degunk verb: to remove gunk from.

Verb

degunk (third-person singular simple present degunks, present participle degunking, simple past and past participle degunked)

  1. (informal, transitive) To remove gunk from.

Forms of degunk

third-person singular presentdegunks
present participledegunking
past participledegunked
pastdegunked

Origin of degunk

From de- + gunk.

Words formed from degunk

Questions about degunk

What does degunk mean?
Degunk means to remove gunk from.
What part of speech is degunk?
Degunk is a verb.
How do you pronounce degunk?
Degunk is pronounced /diːˈɡʌŋk/ (UK).
What is the past tense of degunk?
The past tense of degunk is degunked.

Words near degunk in the dictionary

  1. degummers
  2. degumming
  3. degums
  4. degun
  5. degung
  6. degunk
  7. degunked
  8. degunker
  9. degunkers
  10. degunkification
  11. degunkified

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