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unclinging

unclinging adjective: not clinging. Also the present participle and gerund of uncling.

Adjective

unclinging (comparative more unclinging, superlative most unclinging)

  1. Not clinging

Also used as

unclinging is also the present participle and gerund of uncling.

Forms of unclinging

comparativemore unclinging
superlativemost unclinging

Origin of unclinging

From un- + clinging.

From uncling + -ing.

Questions about unclinging

What does unclinging mean?
Unclinging means not clinging.
What part of speech is unclinging?
Unclinging is an adjective.

Words near unclinging in the dictionary

  1. unclinch
  2. unclinched
  3. unclinches
  4. unclinching
  5. uncling
  6. unclinging
  7. unclings
  8. unclingy
  9. unclinical
  10. unclinically
  11. unclip

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