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unsticking

unsticking is the present participle and gerund of unstick.

Meaning of unstick

Verb

unstick (third-person singular simple present unsticks, present participle unsticking, simple past and past participle unstuck)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To free from the condition of being stuck.
    • Add the rice and sauté until the first few grains begin to brown (about 3 minutes). Add peas, stock, and salt. Mix well and be sure to scrape the bottom of the pan to unstick any rice.2012, Laura Pazzaglia, The Everything Healthy Pressure Cooker Cookbook
  2. (intransitive) To become freed from a stuck condition.
    • Starting to panic, I stepped back and put my foot right through the door. Outside, Nelson laughed. The door unstuck. I hopped on one leg as it swung outward, carrying my boot.2019, Russ Linton, Plea Bargain
  3. (intransitive) To leave the ground during takeoff.

Noun

unsticking (uncountable)

  1. The act of removing something that was stuck

Questions about unsticking

What does unsticking mean?
Unsticking means the act of removing something that was stuck.
What is unsticking the present participle and gerund of?
Unsticking is the present participle and gerund of unstick.
What part of speech is unsticking?
Unsticking is a noun.

Words near unsticking in the dictionary

  1. unstewed
  2. unstick
  3. unstickered
  4. unstickied
  5. unstickies
  6. unsticking
  7. unsticks
  8. unsticky
  9. unstickying
  10. unstiff
  11. unstiffen

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unsticking (page history and authors); unstick (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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