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unsinewing

unsinewing is the present participle and gerund of unsinew.

Meaning of unsinew

Verb

unsinew (third-person singular simple present unsinews, present participle unsinewing, simple past and past participle unsinewed)

  1. (archaic, figuratively, transitive, usually) To deprive of sinews or strength.
    • Th' unsinew'd poem languishes and dies1683, John Dryden, The Art of Poetry

Questions about unsinewing

What is unsinewing the present participle and gerund of?
Unsinewing is the present participle and gerund of unsinew.

Words near unsinewing in the dictionary

  1. unsincere
  2. unsincerely
  3. unsincerity
  4. unsinew
  5. unsinewed
  6. unsinewing
  7. unsinews
  8. unsinewy
  9. unsinful
  10. unsinfully
  11. unsinfulness

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