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ungrounding

ungrounding is the present participle and gerund of unground.

Meaning of unground

Verb

unground (third-person singular simple present ungrounds, present participle ungrounding, simple past and past participle ungrounded)

  1. (transitive) To remove a connection to ground potential.
    • If you unground the extension cord it will cause a shock hazard in that drill.
  2. (transitive) To free from the punishment of being grounded (restricted to home).
    • We'll consider ungrounding you when you can act your age.

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Questions about ungrounding

What is ungrounding the present participle and gerund of?
Ungrounding is the present participle and gerund of unground.

Words near ungrounding in the dictionary

  1. unground
  2. ungroundable
  3. ungrounded
  4. ungroundedly
  5. ungroundedness
  6. ungrounding
  7. ungrounds
  8. ungroup
  9. ungroupable
  10. ungrouped
  11. ungrouping

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ungrounding (page history and authors); unground (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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