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unclewing

unclewing is the present participle and gerund of unclew.

Meaning of unclew

Verb

unclew (third-person singular simple present unclews, present participle unclewing, simple past and past participle unclewed)

  1. (also, archaic, figuratively, transitive) To unwind, unfold, unravel or untie.
    • unclewing ropes and disentangling knots1830, George Payne Rainsford James, Darnley: Or, The Field of the Cloth of Gold
  2. (archaic, figuratively, transitive) To undo; to ruin.
    • If I should pay you for't as 'tis extoll'd,
      It would unclew me quitec. 1605–1608 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Life of Tymon of Athens”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...

Questions about unclewing

What is unclewing the present participle and gerund of?
Unclewing is the present participle and gerund of unclew.

Words near unclewing in the dictionary

  1. unclever
  2. uncleverly
  3. uncleverness
  4. unclew
  5. unclewed
  6. unclewing
  7. unclews
  8. uncley
  9. uncleys
  10. uncliched
  11. unclichéd

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