defusing
Meaning of defusing
verb, gerund or present participle
- remove the fuse from (an explosive device) in order to prevent it from exploding.
explosives specialists tried to defuse the grenade
Information about defusing
- It is a verb.
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Hyphenation of defusing
de-fus-ing
- It consists of 3 syllables and 8 chars.
- defusing is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
defusing synonyms
Meaning deactivation:
Meaning make (something) inactive by disconnecting or destroying it:
Meaning remove the fuse from (a bomb), making it safe:
Meaning put out of action:
defusing antonyms
Meaning make (something) active or operative:
Anagrams of defusing
Words that rhyme with defusing
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