Unbuttoning

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of unbutton form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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cast offdetachdisengagedofffreeliberate

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"Tom took off his tie and started unbuttoning his shirt."

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