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unpleating

unpleating is the present participle and gerund of unpleat.

Meaning of unpleat

Verb

unpleat (third-person singular simple present unpleats, present participle unpleating, simple past and past participle unpleated)

  1. (transitive) To remove the plaits of; to smooth.
    • twist a lock of hair , or take a corner of your sleeve and pleat , unpleat , pleat , unpleat1988, Miriam Arad, Randomalia

Questions about unpleating

What is unpleating the present participle and gerund of?
Unpleating is the present participle and gerund of unpleat.

Words near unpleating in the dictionary

  1. unpleasurableness
  2. unpleasurably
  3. unpleasure
  4. unpleat
  5. unpleated
  6. unpleating
  7. unpleats
  8. unplebeian
  9. unpled
  10. unpledged
  11. unplenished

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