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unbearing

unbearing is the present participle and gerund of unbear.

Meaning of unbear

Verb

unbear (third-person singular simple present unbears, present participle unbearing, simple past unbore, past participle unborne)

  1. (transitive) To remove or loose the bearing rein of (a horse).
    • […] he dashes to his destination at such a speed that when he stops the horse half smothers him in a cloud of steam.
      "Unbear him half a moment to freshen him up, and I'll be back."1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC

Adjective

unbearing (not comparable)

  1. Bearing no fruit.
    • an unbearing tree

Origin of unbearing

From Middle English unbering, unberinde, from Old English unberende, from Proto-Germanic *unberandz, equivalent to un- + bearing.

Questions about unbearing

What does unbearing mean?
Unbearing means bearing no fruit.
What is unbearing the present participle and gerund of?
Unbearing is the present participle and gerund of unbear.
What part of speech is unbearing?
Unbearing is an adjective.

Words near unbearing in the dictionary

  1. unbearably
  2. unbeard
  3. unbearded
  4. unbearding
  5. unbeards
  6. unbearing
  7. unbearingly
  8. unbearish
  9. unbearlike
  10. unbears
  11. unbeast

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