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unimpressing

unimpressing is the present participle and gerund of unimpress.

Meaning of unimpress

Verb

unimpress (third-person singular simple present unimpresses, present participle unimpressing, simple past and past participle unimpressed)

  1. Too fail to impress positively; to leave very little impression or a bad impression;
    • 'Twas on a morning, ere the Spring Had quickened ev'ry mortal thing, Within a place where students bring Their stomachs pranky, heads not full, Fresh as the sod, and raw from school ; To gather aids from dusty books Which unimpress their varied looks.1881, William Richardson, Alma Mater: and Other Poems, page 127

Questions about unimpressing

What is unimpressing the present participle and gerund of?
Unimpressing is the present participle and gerund of unimpress.

Words near unimpressing in the dictionary

  1. unimpressibilities
  2. unimpressibility
  3. unimpressible
  4. unimpressibleness
  5. unimpressibly
  6. unimpressing
  7. unimpression
  8. unimpressionability
  9. unimpressionable
  10. unimpressionableness
  11. unimpressionably

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