unnestle
unnestle verb: to eject from a comfortable situation; to unnest or drive out.
Verb
unnestle (third-person singular simple present unnestles, present participle unnestling, simple past and past participle unnestled)
- To eject from a comfortable situation; to unnest or drive out.
- And lest any man should think her intent was to unnestle ill neighbours, and not to aid good neighbours, or that she was readier to restore what was invaded by others than to render what was in her own hands; see if the time provided not a new occasion afterwards, when through their own division...a. 1603, Francis Bacon, Discourse in the Praise of Queen Elizabeth
- For I find, that is the only way to unnestle his lordship.1846, John Hill Burton, Life and Correspondence of David Hume, page 159
Forms of unnestle
| third-person singular present | unnestles |
|---|---|
| present participle | unnestling |
| past participle | unnestled |
| past | unnestled |
Origin of unnestle
From un- + nestle.
Questions about unnestle
- What does unnestle mean?
- Unnestle means to eject from a comfortable situation; to unnest or drive out.
- What part of speech is unnestle?
- Unnestle is a verb.
- What is the past tense of unnestle?
- The past tense of unnestle is unnestled.
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