decompressing

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decompressing - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  decompressing \decompressing\ n.
     1. the process of experiencing decompression; the act or
        process of relieving or reducing pressure.
  
     Syn: decompression.
          [WordNet 1.5 +PJC]

decompressing - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  decompressing
      n 1: relieving pressure (especially bringing a compressed person
           gradually back to atmospheric pressure) [syn:
           decompression, decompressing] [ant: compressing,
           compression]