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unshapening

unshapening is the present participle and gerund of unshapen.

Meaning of unshapen

Verb

unshapen (third-person singular simple present unshapens, present participle unshapening, simple past and past participle unshapened)

  1. (rare) Synonym of unshape.
    • In determining this matter by instantaneous photography, the artist took the photograph of an omnibus wheel en route, and in this photograph, while the lower ends of the spokes immediately adjacent to the ground are not perceptibly unshapened by the motion, the tops of the upper spokes show an...1887 December 17, “Use of Instantaneous Photography”, in The Indianapolis News, volume XIX, number 10 (whole 5,613), Indianapolis, Ind., page [4], column 6
    Synonyms:
    unshape

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Questions about unshapening

What is unshapening the present participle and gerund of?
Unshapening is the present participle and gerund of unshapen.

Words near unshapening in the dictionary

  1. unshapeliest
  2. unshapeliness
  3. unshapely
  4. unshapen
  5. unshapened
  6. unshapening
  7. unshapenness
  8. unshapens
  9. unshapes
  10. unshaping
  11. unshar

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