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recombobulating

recombobulating is the present participle and gerund of recombobulate.

Meaning of recombobulate

Verb

recombobulate (third-person singular simple present recombobulates, present participle recombobulating, simple past and past participle recombobulated)

  1. (transitive, uncommon) To cause to think clearly again; to reorient; to put back into working order.
    • Please allow me to recombobulate you. Your portrait “Oneside of Natty” frightens me as much as Amy’s sketch.1992, Natty Bumppo Lonely Hearts
  2. (intransitive) To (come to) think clearly again; to reorient oneself; to get (oneself) back into working order.
    • You need a little time to recombobulate is all.2005, Stephin Merritt, The Paris Review Book of People with Problems

Questions about recombobulating

What is recombobulating the present participle and gerund of?
Recombobulating is the present participle and gerund of recombobulate.

Words near recombobulating in the dictionary

  1. recombinosome
  2. recombinosomes
  3. recombobulate
  4. recombobulated
  5. recombobulates
  6. recombobulating
  7. recombobulation
  8. recombogenic
  9. recombs
  10. recombustion
  11. recombustions

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