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unfeathering

unfeathering is the present participle and gerund of unfeather.

Meaning of unfeather

Verb

unfeather (third-person singular simple present unfeathers, present participle unfeathering, simple past and past participle unfeathered)

  1. To strip of feathers.
  2. To disengage the controls that rotate the blades of a propeller perpendicular to the axis of the propeller.
    • unfeather the propeller

Questions about unfeathering

What is unfeathering the present participle and gerund of?
Unfeathering is the present participle and gerund of unfeather.

Words near unfeathering in the dictionary

  1. unfeasibleness
  2. unfeasibly
  3. unfeasted
  4. unfeather
  5. unfeathered
  6. unfeathering
  7. unfeathers
  8. unfeatured
  9. unfebrile
  10. unfecund
  11. unfecundated

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