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unrobing

unrobing is the present participle and gerund of unrobe.

Meaning of unrobe

Verb

unrobe (third-person singular simple present unrobes, present participle unrobing, simple past and past participle unrobed)

  1. (ambitransitive) To disrobe, to undress.
    • He thought by Cora's intent frown at him that she was going to state an objection to unrobing. Instead, she used a rejective wriggle to slither out of her frock, and there stood squirming, putting a shield of arms before her breasts and belly.1938, Norman Lindsay, Age of Consent, 1st Australian edition, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, published 1962, →OCLC, page 197
    Synonyms:
    divest, dismantle

Questions about unrobing

What is unrobing the present participle and gerund of?
Unrobing is the present participle and gerund of unrobe.

Words near unrobing in the dictionary

  1. unroasts
  2. unrobbed
  3. unrobe
  4. unrobed
  5. unrobes
  6. unrobing
  7. unrobotic
  8. unrobust
  9. unrobustness
  10. unrocked
  11. unrococo

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