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unfouling

unfouling is the present participle and gerund of unfoul.

Meaning of unfoul

Verb

unfoul (third-person singular simple present unfouls, present participle unfouling, simple past and past participle unfouled)

  1. (transitive) To free (something snagged or fouled).
    • ‘We've lost quite a few men,’ the old man says as he energetically unfouls his rifle and carefully loads it with black powder that he extracts from a horn.1984, Mario Vargas Llosa, translated by Helen R. Lane, The War of the End of the World, Folio Society, published 2012, page 476

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Questions about unfouling

What is unfouling the present participle and gerund of?
Unfouling is the present participle and gerund of unfoul.

Words near unfouling in the dictionary

  1. unfought
  2. unfoughten
  3. unfoul
  4. unfoulable
  5. unfouled
  6. unfouling
  7. unfouls
  8. unfound
  9. unfounded
  10. unfoundedly
  11. unfoundedness

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