Meanings
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of uncross
noununcrossing (plural uncrossings)
plural uncrossings
- Movement out of a crossed position.
For example, experts in kinesics — body language — recognize that a person sends out hundreds of nonverbal signals — eyebrow twitches, frowns, leg crossings and uncrossings — every second while he or she is speaking and listening.
1989, Stephen N. Tchudi, Diana D. Mitchell, Explorations in the Teaching of English, page 270
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