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untaping

untaping is the present participle and gerund of untape.

Meaning of untape

Verb

untape (third-person singular simple present untapes, present participle untaping, simple past and past participle untaped)

  1. (transitive) To detach the adhesive tape from.
    • After the glue sets, untape the sides from the drawers. Once you are sure all the drawer supports are positioned correctly, nail them in place using 1/2-inch-long brads.2005, John A. Nelson, Joyce C. Nelson, The Big Book of Weekend Woodworking: 150 Easy Projects, page 405

Questions about untaping

What is untaping the present participle and gerund of?
Untaping is the present participle and gerund of untape.

Words near untaping in the dictionary

  1. untaped
  2. untapered
  3. untapering
  4. untapes
  5. untapestried
  6. untaping
  7. untappable
  8. untappably
  9. untapped
  10. untappice
  11. untappiced

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Adapted from Wiktionary: untaping (page history and authors); untape (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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