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unresembling

unresembling is the present participle and gerund of unresemble.

Meaning of unresemble

Verb

unresemble (third-person singular simple present unresembles, present participle unresembling, simple past and past participle unresembled)

  1. (rare, transitive) Not to resemble; to look or seem unlike.
    • Behold a draught, not unresembling the face of Christianity in this new world, when Father Xavier arrived in it.1688, John Dryden, The Life of Saint Francis Xavier

Questions about unresembling

What is unresembling the present participle and gerund of?
Unresembling is the present participle and gerund of unresemble.

Words near unresembling in the dictionary

  1. unreseeded
  2. unresemblant
  3. unresemble
  4. unresembled
  5. unresembles
  6. unresembling
  7. unresentable
  8. unresented
  9. unresentful
  10. unresentfully
  11. unresentfulness

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