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unkilling

unkilling is the present participle and gerund of unkill.

Meaning of unkill

Verb

unkill (third-person singular simple present unkills, present participle unkilling, simple past and past participle unkilled)

  1. (rare, transitive) To bring (something killed) back to life.
    • We killed agriculture in the past. Now is the time to unkill it.1992, Kola Omojola, At the crossroads: challenges and options for Nigeria, page 231
    Synonyms:
    revive, restore

Questions about unkilling

What is unkilling the present participle and gerund of?
Unkilling is the present participle and gerund of unkill.

Words near unkilling in the dictionary

  1. unkill
  2. unkillability
  3. unkillable
  4. unkillableness
  5. unkilled
  6. unkilling
  7. unkills
  8. unkilned
  9. unkilt
  10. unkilted
  11. unkilting

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