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undercovering

undercovering noun: a covering that goes under something else. Also the present participle and gerund of undercover.

Noun

undercovering (plural undercoverings)

  1. A covering that goes under something else.
    • At the moment of the killing, the black fabric covering the rotating platform is stripped off by some of the ever-present gremlin people to reveal blood red undercovering.2009 October 9, Anthony Tommasini, “Family Dysfunction Bathed in Cosmic Neon”, in New York Times

Also used as

undercovering is also the present participle and gerund of undercover.

Forms of undercovering

pluralundercoverings

Origin of undercovering

From under- + covering.

From undercover + -ing.

Questions about undercovering

What does undercovering mean?
Undercovering means a covering that goes under something else.
What part of speech is undercovering?
Undercovering is a noun.
What is the plural of undercovering?
The plural of undercovering is undercoverings.

Words near undercovering in the dictionary

  1. undercoupling
  2. undercover
  3. undercover car
  4. undercoverage
  5. undercovered
  6. undercovering
  7. undercoverings
  8. undercoverness
  9. undercovers
  10. undercovert
  11. undercoverts

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