"unlocking" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unlockings [plural]
Etymology: From unlock + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unlock|ing|id2=gerund noun}} unlock + -ing Head templates: {{en-noun}} unlocking (plural unlockings)
  1. gerund of unlock: the act by which something is unlocked. Tags: form-of, gerund Form of: unlock (extra: the act by which something is unlocked)
    Sense id: en-unlocking-en-noun-mwRLoSGD

Verb

Etymology: From unlock + -ing. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|unlock|ing|id2=gerund noun}} unlock + -ing Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unlocking
  1. present participle and gerund of unlock Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: unlock
    Sense id: en-unlocking-en-verb-GPbBEsyK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 8 92 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing (gerund noun): 22 78

Inflected forms

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