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dehairing

dehairing is the present participle and gerund of dehair.

Meaning of dehair

Verb

dehair (third-person singular simple present dehairs, present participle dehairing, simple past and past participle dehaired)

  1. (transitive) To remove the hair from.
    • The size of penises, breasts, thighs, hips . . . . "de-hair" yourself, thin is in, fashions make the person (what?), come by, come try, let us exploit you, let us take your money, youth is gold, "Oh, I'm 30, I'm old" […]1977 April 9, 'woman-being', “Searching Inward”, in Gay Community News, page 4

Questions about dehairing

What is dehairing the present participle and gerund of?
Dehairing is the present participle and gerund of dehair.

Words near dehairing in the dictionary

  1. dehaemoglobinizing
  2. dehair
  3. dehaired
  4. dehairer
  5. dehairers
  6. dehairing
  7. dehairs
  8. dehalogenase
  9. dehalogenases
  10. dehalogenate
  11. dehalogenated

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