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dummy-proofing

dummy-proofing is the present participle and gerund of dummy-proof.

Meaning of dummy-proof

Verb

dummy-proof (third-person singular simple present dummy-proofs, present participle dummy-proofing, simple past and past participle dummy-proofed)

  1. (transitive) To render something dummy-proof.
    • I dummy-proofed the operations.

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Questions about dummy-proofing

What is dummy-proofing the present participle and gerund of?
Dummy-proofing is the present participle and gerund of dummy-proof.

Words near dummy-proofing in the dictionary

  1. dummy variable
  2. dummy variables
  3. dummy whist
  4. dummy-proof
  5. dummy-proofed
  6. dummy-proofing
  7. dummy-proofs
  8. dummying
  9. dummying out
  10. dummying up
  11. dummymander

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dummy-proofing (page history and authors); dummy-proof (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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