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disentombing

disentombing is the present participle and gerund of disentomb.

Meaning of disentomb

Verb

disentomb (third-person singular simple present disentombs, present participle disentombing, simple past and past participle disentombed)

  1. To remove from a tomb.
    • […] the three men emerged into the open air in a queer looking depression about thirty feet deep. The sun shone into it fiercely, and the disentombed travellers were nearly blinded by its effulgence.1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter IX...

Questions about disentombing

What is disentombing the present participle and gerund of?
Disentombing is the present participle and gerund of disentomb.

Words near disentombing in the dictionary

  1. disentitlements
  2. disentitles
  3. disentitling
  4. disentomb
  5. disentombed
  6. disentombing
  7. disentombment
  8. disentombments
  9. disentombs
  10. disentrail
  11. disentrailed

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