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unselling

unselling is the present participle and gerund of unsell.

Meaning of unsell

Verb

unsell (third-person singular simple present unsells, present participle unselling, simple past and past participle unsold)

  1. (transitive) To cause to appear less attractive to consumers or adherents.
    • Politicians will try to unsell the public on its conviction of rearmament.

Questions about unselling

What is unselling the present participle and gerund of?
Unselling is the present participle and gerund of unsell.

Words near unselling in the dictionary

  1. unselfpitying
  2. unselfs
  3. unsell
  4. unsellability
  5. unsellable
  6. unselling
  7. unsells
  8. unselves
  9. unsemantic
  10. unsemanticized
  11. unsemely

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