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destressing

destressing is the present participle and gerund of destress.

Meaning of destress

Verb

destress (third-person singular simple present destresses, present participle destressing, simple past and past participle destressed)

  1. (transitive) To reduce the physical stresses in (a material).
  2. (ergative) To reduce the emotional stress in (another person); to reduce the stress in oneself.
  3. (transitive) To reduce the emphasis or stress on; de-emphasize.

Noun

destressing (usually uncountable, plural destressings)

  1. (usually) The process of removing stress from a material.

Forms of destressing

pluraldestressings

Questions about destressing

What does destressing mean?
Destressing means the process of removing stress from a material.
What is destressing the present participle and gerund of?
Destressing is the present participle and gerund of destress.
What part of speech is destressing?
Destressing is a noun.
What is the plural of destressing?
The plural of destressing is destressings.

Words near destressing in the dictionary

  1. destresser
  2. destressers
  3. destresses
  4. destressification
  5. destressify
  6. destressing
  7. destressings
  8. destressor
  9. destressors
  10. destreza
  11. destrier

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