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unpalming

unpalming is the present participle and gerund of unpalm.

Meaning of unpalm

Verb

unpalm (third-person singular simple present unpalms, present participle unpalming, simple past and past participle unpalmed)

  1. (transitive) To remove from the palm of the hand.
    • When the second part is needed, it is unpalmed and put back in the fingertips where it can be used. There will normally be a palming and an unpalming. Tools are also palmed and unpalmed. Think of a pencil that must be used every cycle.1999, Fred E. Meyers, Motion and Time Study: For Lean Manufacturing, page 114

Questions about unpalming

What is unpalming the present participle and gerund of?
Unpalming is the present participle and gerund of unpalm.

Words near unpalming in the dictionary

  1. unpalletized
  2. unpalliable
  3. unpalliated
  4. unpalm
  5. unpalmed
  6. unpalming
  7. unpalmitoylatable
  8. unpalmitoylated
  9. unpalms
  10. unpalpable
  11. unpalped

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