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delayering

delayering is the present participle and gerund of delayer.

Meaning of delayer

Verb

delayer (third-person singular simple present delayers, present participle delayering, simple past and past participle delayered)

  1. (transitive) To remove layers from; to strip away levels from.
    • I've put on every item of clothing I packed in about eight layers. […] Slowly as the morning wore on and I built up a sweat, I de-layered myself. Now I'm down to just two layers of clothing, including two pairs of gloves and socks.2015, Elle Casey, Love in New York: Book 2 (Cabin Fever)

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Questions about delayering

What is delayering the present participle and gerund of?
Delayering is the present participle and gerund of delayer.

Words near delayering in the dictionary

  1. delayed sleep phase disorders
  2. delayed sleep phase syndrome
  3. delayed-onset muscle soreness
  4. delayer
  5. delayered
  6. delayering
  7. delayers
  8. delayeth
  9. delayful
  10. delaying
  11. delaying tactic

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