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unstings

unstings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unsting.

Meaning of unsting

Verb

unsting (third-person singular simple present unstings, present participle unstinging, simple past and past participle unstinged)

  1. (archaic, figuratively, often, transitive) To remove the sting of
    • Elegant dissertations on virtue and vice […] will not unsting calamity.a. 1829, John Mitchell Mason, a sermon

Questions about unstings

What is unstings the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Unstings is the third-person singular simple present indicative of unsting.

Words near unstings in the dictionary

  1. unstimulatory
  2. unsting
  3. unstingable
  4. unstinged
  5. unstinging
  6. unstings
  7. unstingy
  8. unstink
  9. unstinked
  10. unstinking
  11. unstinks

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