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unpolishing

unpolishing is the present participle and gerund of unpolish.

Meaning of unpolish

Verb

unpolish (third-person singular simple present unpolishes, present participle unpolishing, simple past and past participle unpolished)

  1. (transitive) To deprive of polish
    • unpolish my shoes
  2. to make impolite or rough.

Questions about unpolishing

What is unpolishing the present participle and gerund of?
Unpolishing is the present participle and gerund of unpolish.

Words near unpolishing in the dictionary

  1. unpolish
  2. unpolishable
  3. unpolished
  4. unpolishedness
  5. unpolishes
  6. unpolishing
  7. unpolisht
  8. unpolite
  9. unpolitely
  10. unpoliteness
  11. unpolitic

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