undressing

English

Verb

undressing

1. present participle and gerund of undress

Noun

undressing (plural undressings)

1. The act of removing somebody's clothes.
   • 2004, Kathryn Banks, Joseph Harris, Exposure: Revealing Bodies, Unveiling Representations, page 182:

     Considered thus, the performance is a translation into images of bodies on display, as is well demonstrated by Monsieur Jourdain's repeated dressings and undressings.

Derived terms

• paradoxical undressing

Anagrams

• sunderings, undersigns, undersings