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unholing

unholing is the present participle and gerund of unhole.

Meaning of unhole

Verb

unhole (third-person singular simple present unholes, present participle unholing, simple past and past participle unholed)

  1. (transitive) To remove or drive out (a creature, a button, etc) from a hole.
    • [...] superior to other dogs at entering the hole after them, and driving them out or destroying them in the earth, if otherwise they cannot unhole them. The tumbler is chiefly for coney-warrens, where he displays much cunning and sagacity in taking and destroying rabbits[…]1830, John Stevenson, The Sportsman's, Farmer's, and Cattle-doctor's Vade Mecum: Containing the Most Approved Methods ... Etc, page 60

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Questions about unholing

What is unholing the present participle and gerund of?
Unholing is the present participle and gerund of unhole.

Words near unholing in the dictionary

  1. unholier
  2. unholiest
  3. unholily
  4. unholiness
  5. unholinesses
  6. unholing
  7. unholistic
  8. unhollow
  9. unhollowed
  10. unholpen
  11. unholster

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