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unroosting

unroosting is the present participle and gerund of unroost.

Meaning of unroost

Verb

unroost (third-person singular simple present unroosts, present participle unroosting, simple past and past participle unroosted)

  1. (transitive) To remove from the roost.
    • Give her the bastard,
      Thou dotard; thou art woman-tired, unroosted
      By thy Dame Partlet here.c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...

Questions about unroosting

What is unroosting the present participle and gerund of?
Unroosting is the present participle and gerund of unroost.

Words near unroosting in the dictionary

  1. unroofs
  2. unroominess
  3. unroomy
  4. unroost
  5. unroosted
  6. unroosting
  7. unroosts
  8. unroot
  9. unrootable
  10. unrooted
  11. unrootedness

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