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unmuffling

unmuffling is the present participle and gerund of unmuffle.

Meaning of unmuffle

Verb

unmuffle (third-person singular simple present unmuffles, present participle unmuffling, simple past and past participle unmuffled)

  1. (transitive) To take a covering from, as the face; to uncover.
  2. (transitive) To remove the muffling of, as a drum.
    • But when returning from the graveyard, the band would unmuffle the drum and launch into up-tempo, jazzlike popular compositions.2015, Henry Martin, Keith Waters, Jazz: The First 100 Years, Enhanced Media Edition, page 62
  3. (intransitive) To throw off one's concealments.

Questions about unmuffling

What is unmuffling the present participle and gerund of?
Unmuffling is the present participle and gerund of unmuffle.

Words near unmuffling in the dictionary

  1. unmuddy
  2. unmuffle
  3. unmuffled
  4. unmufflered
  5. unmuffles
  6. unmuffling
  7. unmugged
  8. unmuggy
  9. unmulched
  10. unmulcted
  11. unmulish

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