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unsighting

unsighting is the present participle and gerund of unsight.

Meaning of unsight

Verb

unsight (third-person singular simple present unsights, present participle unsighting, simple past and past participle unsighted)

  1. (rare, transitive) To remove the sight of or from
    • The veil thus marks out the objects of both sexual and metaphysical desire as 'Scheingestalten'. A similar veil unsights the lover's gaze in Angelika as he perceives her 'wie durch einen Schleier' (S 1 116).1996, Andrew J. Webber, The Doppelgänger - Page 297
  2. To lose sight on a target
    • Just jeep as the Sten magazine emptied there came a single shot from the far end of the lane and in the same instant a bullet cracked over Butler's head.The jeep swung sharply to the right, unsighting him.2012, Anthony Price, The '44 Vintage

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Questions about unsighting

What is unsighting the present participle and gerund of?
Unsighting is the present participle and gerund of unsight.

Words near unsighting in the dictionary

  1. unsight
  2. unsight unseen
  3. unsightable
  4. unsighted
  5. unsightedness
  6. unsighting
  7. unsightlessness
  8. unsightlier
  9. unsightliest
  10. unsightliness
  11. unsightlinesses

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