Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unbutton
plural unbuttonings
- An act of unfastening buttons.
If your buttonholes are too big for your buttons, or will be after only a few unbuttonings, try reinforcing them using one of the methods on this page.
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unbuttoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuttoning
“unbuttoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuttoning. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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