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unpacking

unpacking noun: the act by which something is unpacked. Also the present participle and gerund of unpack.

Noun

unpacking (countable and uncountable, plural unpackings)

  1. The act by which something is unpacked.
  2. The separation of the features of a segment, such as a nasal vowel or palatal consonant, into distinct segments.

Also used as

unpacking is also the present participle and gerund of unpack.

Forms of unpacking

pluralunpackings

Questions about unpacking

What does unpacking mean?
Unpacking means the act by which something is unpacked.
What part of speech is unpacking?
Unpacking is a noun.
What is the plural of unpacking?
The plural of unpacking is unpackings.

Words near unpacking in the dictionary

  1. unpackages
  2. unpackaging
  3. unpacked
  4. unpacker
  5. unpackers
  6. unpacking
  7. unpackings
  8. unpacks
  9. unpadded
  10. unpaddled
  11. unpadlock

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