"freeing" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹiːɪŋ/ Forms: freeings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} freeing (countable and uncountable, plural freeings)
  1. The act of making something free; liberation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-freeing-en-noun-rc4uLGkw

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɹiːɪŋ/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} freeing
  1. present participle and gerund of free Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: free
    Sense id: en-freeing-en-verb-vKM7sF-f Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 95 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 9 91

Inflected forms

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