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unshooting

unshooting is the present participle and gerund of unshoot.

Meaning of unshoot

Verb

unshoot (third-person singular simple present unshoots, present participle unshooting, simple past and past participle unshot)

  1. (transitive) To shoot back (the bolt of a door); to allow opening.
  2. (transitive) To undo the effects of shooting (someone).
    • Anyway, we can't unshoot him, can we? Can't change a thing.2007, Jack Coughlin, Donald A[lan] Davis, Kill Zone: A Sniper Novel, New York, N.Y.: St. Martin's Press, →ISBN, page 4

Questions about unshooting

What is unshooting the present participle and gerund of?
Unshooting is the present participle and gerund of unshoot.

Words near unshooting in the dictionary

  1. unshoes
  2. unshone
  3. unshook
  4. unshoot
  5. unshootable
  6. unshooting
  7. unshoots
  8. unshopped
  9. unshored
  10. unshorn
  11. unshornness

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