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unguarding

unguarding is the present participle and gerund of unguard.

Meaning of unguard

Verb

unguard (third-person singular simple present unguards, present participle unguarding, simple past and past participle unguarded)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of a guard
  2. (transitive) to leave unprotected.
    • a. 1768, Laurence Sterne, sermon
      When the gay and smiling aspect of things has begun to leave the passages to a man's heart thus thoughtlessly unguarded

Questions about unguarding

What is unguarding the present participle and gerund of?
Unguarding is the present participle and gerund of unguard.

Words near unguarding in the dictionary

  1. unguardable
  2. unguarded
  3. unguardedly
  4. unguardedness
  5. unguardednesses
  6. unguarding
  7. unguards
  8. ungueal
  9. unguent
  10. unguentaria
  11. unguentarium

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