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disemboguing

disemboguing is the present participle and gerund of disembogue.

Meaning of disembogue

Verb

disembogue (third-person singular simple present disembogues, present participle disemboguing, simple past and past participle disembogued)

  1. To come out into the open sea from a river etc.
    • The ships disembogued from the harbour.
    Synonyms:
    debouch
  2. To pour out, to debouch; to flow out through a narrow opening into a larger space.
    • You yeoman phevvterer, conduct mee to / The Lady of the manſion, or my poniard / Shall diſemboge thy ſoule.c. 1621–1623 (date written), Philip Massinger, The Maid of Honour. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Robert Allot, […], published 1632, →OCLC, Act II, scene ii, signatures D2, verso – D3, recto
    Synonyms:
    debouch

Questions about disemboguing

What is disemboguing the present participle and gerund of?
Disemboguing is the present participle and gerund of disembogue.

Words near disemboguing in the dictionary

  1. disembogue
  2. disembogued
  3. disemboguement
  4. disemboguements
  5. disembogues
  6. disemboguing
  7. disembosom
  8. disembosomed
  9. disembosoming
  10. disembosoms
  11. disembowel

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