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unsetting

unsetting is the present participle and gerund of unset.

Meaning of unset

Verb

unset (third-person singular simple present unsets, present participle unsetting, simple past and past participle unset)

  1. (transitive) To make not set.
    • to unset a single bit in a binary pattern
    Synonyms:
    clear

See all 6 meanings of unset

Adjective

unsetting (not comparable)

  1. That does not set.
    • an unsetting sun

Phrases with unsetting

Questions about unsetting

What does unsetting mean?
Unsetting means that does not set.
What is unsetting the present participle and gerund of?
Unsetting is the present participle and gerund of unset.
What part of speech is unsetting?
Unsetting is an adjective.

Words near unsetting in the dictionary

  1. unset
  2. unset the table
  3. unsets
  4. unsets the table
  5. unsettable
  6. unsetting
  7. unsetting the table
  8. unsettle
  9. unsettleability
  10. unsettleable
  11. unsettled

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unsetting (page history and authors); unset (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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