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deskunking

deskunking is the present participle and gerund of deskunk.

Meaning of deskunk

Verb

deskunk (third-person singular simple present deskunks, present participle deskunking, simple past and past participle deskunked)

  1. (transitive) To remove the smell of a skunk from (a pet dog, etc.).
    • Don't panic. Don't grab the tomato juice. This home remedy will help deskunk your dog just fine.2021 April 27, Morgan Cutolo, “My Dog Got Skunked, Now What?”, in Reader's Digest, archived from the original on 24 Sep 2022

Questions about deskunking

What is deskunking the present participle and gerund of?
Deskunking is the present participle and gerund of deskunk.

Words near deskunking in the dictionary

  1. desktop publishers
  2. desktop publishing
  3. desktops
  4. deskunk
  5. deskunked
  6. deskunking
  7. deskunks
  8. deskward
  9. deskwork
  10. deskworker
  11. deskworkers

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