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unwombing

unwombing is the present participle and gerund of unwomb.

Meaning of unwomb

Verb

unwomb (third-person singular simple present unwombs, present participle unwombing, simple past and past participle unwombed)

  1. (poetic, transitive) To remove from the womb.
    • Dear, this midnight time unwombs
      Thousands just as rare and beautiful1909, Thomas Hardy, “In Childbed”, in Time's Laughingstocks and Other Verses, London: Macmillan & Co., →OCLC, page 156

Questions about unwombing

What is unwombing the present participle and gerund of?
Unwombing is the present participle and gerund of unwomb.

Words near unwombing in the dictionary

  1. unwomanned
  2. unwomanning
  3. unwomans
  4. unwomb
  5. unwombed
  6. unwombing
  7. unwombs
  8. unwomen
  9. unwon
  10. unwonder
  11. unwondered

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