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Verb

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unburdening

  1. present participle and gerund of unburden

Noun

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unburdening (plural unburdenings)

  1. The act by which one unburdens oneself.
    • 2013, Phyllis Ann Karr, At Amberleaf Fair, page 84:
      Judges often became the recipients of spontaneous unburdenings, which could happen only when the tellers already trusted their listeners' discretion.