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unsaddening

unsaddening is the present participle and gerund of unsadden.

Meaning of unsadden

Verb

unsadden (third-person singular simple present unsaddens, present participle unsaddening, simple past and past participle unsaddened)

  1. (transitive) To relieve from sadness; to cheer up.
    • It unsaddens the melancholy, quickens the dull, awaketh the drowsie, &c.1654, Richard Whitlock, Zootomia; Or, Observations on the Present Manners of the English

Questions about unsaddening

What is unsaddening the present participle and gerund of?
Unsaddening is the present participle and gerund of unsadden.

Words near unsaddening in the dictionary

  1. unsacrificing
  2. unsacrilegious
  3. unsad
  4. unsadden
  5. unsaddened
  6. unsaddening
  7. unsaddens
  8. unsaddle
  9. unsaddled
  10. unsaddles
  11. unsaddling

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