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unrung a bell

unrung a bell is the past participle of unring a bell.

Meaning of unring a bell

Verb

unring a bell (third-person singular simple present unrings a bell, present participle unringing a bell, simple past unrang a bell, past participle unrung a bell)

  1. (idiomatic) To reverse the irreversible; to perform the impossible.
    • "We can't unring any bells here. There's no point in trying to second-guess anyone right now. What's done is done."2004, Fern Michaels, The Real Deal, page 413

Questions about unrung a bell

What is unrung a bell the past participle of?
Unrung a bell is the past participle of unring a bell.

Words near unrung a bell in the dictionary

  1. unrumpled
  2. unrumples
  3. unrumpling
  4. unrun
  5. unrung
  6. unrung a bell
  7. unrunnable
  8. unrupturable
  9. unruptured
  10. unrural
  11. unrushed

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