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unmessing

unmessing is the present participle and gerund of unmess.

Meaning of unmess

Verb

unmess (third-person singular simple present unmesses, present participle unmessing, simple past and past participle unmessed)

  1. (transitive) To tidy up (a mess).
    • He handed the mess over to that young man to unmess.1956, Stephen G. Hust, "This is my own, my native land.", page 73
  2. (transitive) To resolve (a problematic situation).
    • Take out a pen and make a list, because the causes of Carol's problems with our board are also the emergencies you're going to unmess.2010, Pickard, But I Wouldn't Want to Die There

Questions about unmessing

What is unmessing the present participle and gerund of?
Unmessing is the present participle and gerund of unmess.

Words near unmessing in the dictionary

  1. unmesmerizing
  2. unmess
  3. unmessed
  4. unmesses
  5. unmessianic
  6. unmessing
  7. unmessupable
  8. unmessy
  9. unmet
  10. unmetabolisable
  11. unmetabolised

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