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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)

  1. 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
  2. (broadly) 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/.

Words near uncaging in the dictionary

  1. uncaffeinated
  2. uncage
  3. uncageable
  4. uncaged
  5. uncages
  6. uncaging
  7. uncake
  8. uncaked
  9. uncakes
  10. uncaking
  11. uncal

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