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unblousing

unblousing is the present participle and gerund of unblouse.

Meaning of unblouse

Verb

unblouse (third-person singular simple present unblouses, present participle unblousing, simple past and past participle unbloused)

  1. To untuck (leggings from footwear); to make (pants or trousers) unrestricted or untightened at the ankle, often as a sign of rank or service.
    • Some straight legs caught a trooper at the post exchange (PX) one day and made him unblouse his boots.2002, Jack Allsup, Mountains of Hope, page 50
  2. (intransitive, transitive) To remove one's blouse (from).
    • Am I awfully sunburnt? Miss Bronze unbloused her neck.1922, James Joyce, Ulysses

Questions about unblousing

What is unblousing the present participle and gerund of?
Unblousing is the present participle and gerund of unblouse.

Words near unblousing in the dictionary

  1. unblotchy
  2. unblotted
  3. unblouse
  4. unbloused
  5. unblouses
  6. unblousing
  7. unblowable
  8. unblowed
  9. unblown
  10. unbludgeoned
  11. unblue

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