unclog
verb (used with object)
to free of an obstruction or impediment.
unclogging
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present participleof unclog.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Even if the strait reopens to commercial traffic, unclogging it will take weeks if not months, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 1, 2026
Others said those worries could be eased by unclogging a bottleneck that's preventing clean energy projects from connecting to the grid.
From Scientific American ● Jun. 12, 2023
The White House has touted the success of this effort at unclogging ports, resolving shipping container shortages and unloading shipments from boats more quickly heading into the recent winter holidays.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 3, 2023
And not just nauseated, but the kind of sickness where you’re unable to get up from the toilet and have to throw up in your sink and then spend the whole day unclogging that sink.
From Slate ● Mar. 9, 2023
In the morning Gaston, unclogging one eye, perceived that his enemy had gone.
From The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay by Maurice Henry Hewlett
