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despamming

despamming is the present participle and gerund of despam.

Meaning of despam

Verb

despam (third-person singular simple present despams, present participle despamming, simple past and past participle despammed)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To remove spam (unwanted messages) from.
    • I really need to despam my mailbox: it's full of junk mail.
  2. (Internet, transitive) To remove a spamblock from (an e-mail address).
    • I hope the spambots don't manage to despam my e-mail address.

Questions about despamming

What is despamming the present participle and gerund of?
Despamming is the present participle and gerund of despam.

Words near despamming in the dictionary

  1. despairs
  2. despam
  3. despammed
  4. despammer
  5. despammers
  6. despamming
  7. despams
  8. desparate
  9. Despard
  10. desparple
  11. desparpled

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