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unbarbing

unbarbing is the present participle and gerund of unbarb.

Meaning of unbarb

Verb

unbarb (third-person singular simple present unbarbs, present participle unbarbing, simple past and past participle unbarbed)

  1. (transitive) To remove a barb from.
    • […] that could unbarb the arrow of malice […]1798, The Guilt and Baseness of Absentees, Fully Displayed, page 13

Questions about unbarbing

What is unbarbing the present participle and gerund of?
Unbarbing is the present participle and gerund of unbarb.

Words near unbarbing in the dictionary

  1. unbarbarizing
  2. unbarbarous
  3. unbarbecued
  4. unbarbed
  5. unbarbered
  6. unbarbing
  7. unbarbs
  8. unbarcoded
  9. unbare
  10. unbared
  11. unbares

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