exhuming
present participle ofexhume
exhume
verb[T]
formaluk/eksˈhjuːm/us/eɡˈzuːm/toremoveadeadbodyfrom thegroundafter it has beenburied
Burying, cremating and preserving bodies
- bier
- burial
- burial at seaidiom
- bury
- committal
- cremains
- cremation
- cryogenic
- embalmer
- exhumation
- inter
- lay
- mummify
- rebury
- reinter
- reinterment
- sarcophagus
- suttee
- taxidermist
- taxidermy
Examplesofexhuming
exhuming
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
For a thick extruding sequence, the cooling effect of the lower plate will be less significant at the top of theexhumingunit.
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They have contemplatedexhumingtheir son's body in an attempt to discover the truth of what happened.
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If he were to attend, he would find that, when we look through the accounts, we are reallyexhumingthe dead and forgotten.
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It is also responsible for theexhumingand bringing into permanent cemeteries of all bodies buried in isolated graves.
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There is something deeply moving about talking to people who have beenexhumingbodies from unmarked graves.
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No work whatsoever has so far been done onexhumingthe bodies, or on identifying who might be involved, because no resources have been made available.
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As of 2008,exhumingand identifying the bodies in almost 60 identified but unopened mass burial sites remains a problem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The third is pointing his left thumb over his shoulder at the other monksexhumingthe body of the saint.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The thought ofexhumingthe final resting place of a former grave robber is irresistibly appealing to them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Workers areexhumingthe bodies there in the cemetery, preparing them to be moved before the end of the year.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His main work was inexhumingmass graves to gather forensic evidence to prosecute government officials.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After 1511, the task ofexhumingskeletons and stacking their bones in the chapel was given to a half-blind monk of the order.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Acts of fraud were quite common, with some bounty hunters presenting golden jackals or simplyexhumingthe bodies of bountied wolves and presenting them to unsuspecting magistrates for rewards.
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