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unroofing

unroofing is the present participle and gerund of unroof.

Meaning of unroof

Verb

unroof (third-person singular simple present unroofs, present participle unroofing, simple past and past participle unroofed)

  1. To remove a roof from, e.g. a building.
    • The rabble should have first unroof'd the city, / Ere so prevail'd with me:c. 1608–1609 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedy of Coriolanus”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

Questions about unroofing

What is unroofing the present participle and gerund of?
Unroofing is the present participle and gerund of unroof.

Words near unroofing in the dictionary

  1. unromanticizable
  2. unromanticized
  3. unromanticizing
  4. unroof
  5. unroofed
  6. unroofing
  7. unroofs
  8. unroominess
  9. unroomy
  10. unroost
  11. unroosted

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