uncaging
/ʌnˈkeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/
uncaging is the present participle and gerund of uncage.
Meaning of uncage
Verb
uncage (third-person singular simple present uncages, present participle uncaging, simple past and past participle uncaged)
- To take out of or release from a cage.
- At about eleven, we uncaged our pigeons, who flew away into the sapphire sky that hung like a sail from the white peaks.1927, Dhan Gopal Mukerji, Gay-Neck, the Story of a Pigeon, E.P. Dutton & Co., page 33
- To unleash; to remove from restraints.
Questions about uncaging
- What is uncaging the present participle and gerund of?
- Uncaging is the present participle and gerund of uncage.
- How do you pronounce uncaging?
- Uncaging is pronounced /ʌnˈkeɪd͡ʒɪŋ/.
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