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untrussing

verb

present participle of untruss, archaic
as in disarraying

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  1. stripping
  2. disrobing
  3. undressing
Verb
  • Black Zombie uncovers the Haitian roots of the zombie, exposing how Western cinema transformed spiritual tradition into horror while stripping it of identity, agency, and history.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Even stripping out the distortion from last year’s water and car tax hike, the inflation rate for these energy intensive categories has actually fallen this year.
    — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of stripping
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  • Her multiyear process of disrobing was complete.
    — Anna Peele, Vanity Fair, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The Mormon wife inexplicably opened up her cha cha by donning a faux pregnant belly before quickly disrobing to show off her ballroom-friendly fringe.
    — Lynette Rice, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Definition of disrobing
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  • The smart glasses users, some in California, allege the gadget captured footage of themselves and family members undressing, going to the bathroom, having sex and entering passwords.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The sisters become the fixation of a forklift-driving mouth breather (John Connors) and are photographed while undressing by a neighbor (Malcolm Adams) who climbs up on the roof across the street to spy on them.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of undressing
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“Untrussing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untrussing. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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