unbuttoning

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noun

An act of unfastening buttons.

RareScrabble 14

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of unbutton
noununbuttoning (plural unbuttonings)

plural unbuttonings

  1. 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.

    2011, Sharon Turner, Knitting VISUAL Quick Tips
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APA

unbuttoning. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuttoning

MLA

“unbuttoning.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuttoning. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unbuttoning,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unbuttoning.

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