"deflowering" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪˈflaʊ(w)əɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK] Forms: deflowerings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} deflowering (plural deflowerings)
  1. The breaking of the hymen of a virgin.
    Sense id: en-deflowering-en-noun-vP20p-oo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 81 19

Verb

IPA: /dɪˈflaʊ(w)əɹɪŋ(ɡ)/ [UK]
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} deflowering
  1. present participle and gerund of deflower Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: deflower
    Sense id: en-deflowering-en-verb-P3is3CCD

Inflected forms

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