"unscrewing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unscrewings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} unscrewing (plural unscrewings)
  1. The act by which something is unscrewed.
    Sense id: en-unscrewing-en-noun-P0km1kyL

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} unscrewing
  1. present participle and gerund of unscrew Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: unscrew
    Sense id: en-unscrewing-en-verb-3iXaZTN5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96

Inflected forms

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