unplugging

English

Verb

unplugging

1. present participle and gerund of unplug

Noun

unplugging (plural unpluggings)

1. The removal of a plug.
   • 2003, Tom McMahon, Teen Tips: A Practical Survival Guide For Parents With Kids 11-19:

     To deprive a teenage girl of a phone is devastating. After a few “unpluggings,” a mere threat of it would get her immediate attention.