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unfocusing

unfocusing is the present participle and gerund of unfocus.

Meaning of unfocus

Verb

unfocus (third-person singular simple present unfocuses or unfocusses, present participle unfocusing or unfocussing, simple past and past participle unfocused or unfocussed)

  1. (transitive) To bring out of focus.
    • Pancake writes: “If you can unfocus your eyes right — and Corey can — wading the creek is like walking the aisle of a Wal-Mart made for Corey, with all the price tags saying free.”2007 October 14, Jack Pendarvis, “Buried Alive”, in New York Times
  2. (transitive) To move the input focus away from.
    • to unfocus a window
    Synonyms:
    blur

Questions about unfocusing

What is unfocusing the present participle and gerund of?
Unfocusing is the present participle and gerund of unfocus.

Words near unfocusing in the dictionary

  1. unfocalized
  2. unfocus
  3. unfocusable
  4. unfocused
  5. unfocuses
  6. unfocusing
  7. unfocussable
  8. unfocussed
  9. unfocusses
  10. unfocussing
  11. unfog

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