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unmarrying

unmarrying is the present participle and gerund of unmarry.

Meaning of unmarry

Verb

unmarry (third-person singular simple present unmarries, present participle unmarrying, simple past and past participle unmarried)

  1. (transitive) To undo the action of marrying somebody.
    • But there can be no doubt that John Scarborough and Ada Sneyd were married at Rummelsburg, and that it will be found to be impossible to unmarry them.1883, Anthony Trollope, Mr. Scarborough's Family

Questions about unmarrying

What is unmarrying the present participle and gerund of?
Unmarrying is the present participle and gerund of unmarry.

Words near unmarrying in the dictionary

  1. unmarried
  2. unmarriedness
  3. unmarrieds
  4. unmarries
  5. unmarry
  6. unmarrying
  7. unmarshal
  8. unmarshaled
  9. unmarshaling
  10. unmarshall
  11. unmarshalled

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