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unstealing

unstealing is the present participle and gerund of unsteal.

Meaning of unsteal

Verb

unsteal (third-person singular simple present unsteals, present participle unstealing, simple past unstole, past participle unstolen)

  1. (transitive) To reverse the process of stealing; to return, or never to have taken, something stolen.
    • You can't unshatter a bowl any more than you can unsteal a goat.2011, Wendy Mass, 13 Gifts, page 55

Questions about unstealing

What is unstealing the present participle and gerund of?
Unstealing is the present participle and gerund of unsteal.

Words near unstealing in the dictionary

  1. unsteadinesses
  2. unsteady
  3. unsteadying
  4. unsteal
  5. unstealable
  6. unstealing
  7. unsteals
  8. unstealthily
  9. unstealthy
  10. unsteamed
  11. unsteaming

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