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undumbing

undumbing is the present participle of undumb.

Meaning of undumb

Verb

undumb (third-person singular simple present undumbs, present participle undumbing, simple past and past participle undumbed)

  1. to make no longer dumb.
    • One of her earlier bosses said of her: “She gives people a chance to undumb themselves—she asks lots of questions, gives careful feedback, delegates complete tasks with careful instructions.1989 January 1, Michael Lombardo, Robert Eichinger, Preventing Derailment: What To Do Before It's Too Late, Center for Creative Leadership, →ISBN, page 12

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What is undumbing the present participle of?
Undumbing is the present participle of undumb.

Words near undumbing in the dictionary

  1. unduly
  2. undumb
  3. undumbed
  4. undumber
  5. undumbest
  6. undumbing
  7. undumbs
  8. undump
  9. undumpable
  10. undumped
  11. undumping

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