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DECOMPRESSING

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person gradually back to atmospheric pressure)

Synonyms:

decompressing; decompression

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("decompressing" is a kind of...):

alleviation; easement; easing; relief (the act of reducing something unpleasant (as pain or annoyance))

Derivation:

decompress (decrease the pressure of)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

-ing form of the verb decompress

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