- present participle of unburden.
unburdening
Example Sentences
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Once he started unburdening himself of his insecurities and traumas, he probably wouldn’t stop for a week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
It’s a very unlikely setting for a very unlikely unburdening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 26, 2024
After unburdening herself from the bipolar diagnosis she had received as a child, she got off psych meds.
From Slate ● Sep. 29, 2024
If you re-watch those old "Red Talk Talk" unburdening sessions, Will was the one leading the narrative — not his wife.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2023
Is she unburdening herself, going along with it, or is she defiant, denying that she ever wanted help in the first place?
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
