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unscenting

unscenting is the present participle and gerund of unscent.

Meaning of unscent

Verb

unscent (third-person singular simple present unscents, present participle unscenting, simple past and past participle unscented)

  1. (rare, transitive) To remove the scent from.
    • Here's ladslove, and the flower which even death / Cannot unscent, the all-transcending rose.1857, Charles Heavysege, Saul, page 113

Questions about unscenting

What is unscenting the present participle and gerund of?
Unscenting is the present participle and gerund of unscent.

Words near unscenting in the dictionary

  1. unscavenged
  2. unscavengered
  3. unscenic
  4. unscent
  5. unscented
  6. unscenting
  7. unscents
  8. unscepter
  9. unsceptered
  10. unsceptering
  11. unscepters

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