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uncrossings

uncrossings is the plural of uncrossing.

Meaning of uncrossing

Noun

uncrossing (plural uncrossings)

  1. Movement out of a crossed position.
    • For example, experts in kinesics — body language — recognize that a person sends out hundreds of nonverbal signals — eyebrow twitches, frowns, leg crossings and uncrossings — every second while he or she is speaking and listening.1989, Stephen N. Tchudi, Diana D. Mitchell, Explorations in the Teaching of English, page 270

Questions about uncrossings

What is uncrossings the plural of?
Uncrossings is the plural of uncrossing.

Words near uncrossings in the dictionary

  1. uncrossed
  2. uncrosses
  3. uncrossexaminable
  4. uncrossexamined
  5. uncrossing
  6. uncrossings
  7. uncrosslinked
  8. uncrossmatched
  9. uncrotchety
  10. uncrouch
  11. uncrouched

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