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unstopping

unstopping is the present participle and gerund of unstop.

Meaning of unstop

Verb

unstop (third-person singular simple present unstops, present participle unstopping, simple past and past participle unstopped)

  1. To remove a stoppage; to clear a blockage.
    • I was able to unstop the clogged toilet by using a plunger.
  2. To unplug or uncork a container.
    • I unstopped a bottle of wine to celebrate.
  3. To draw out the stops of (an organ).

Forms of unstopping

comparativemore unstopping
superlativemost unstopping

Words formed from unstopping

Questions about unstopping

What is unstopping the present participle and gerund of?
Unstopping is the present participle and gerund of unstop.

Words near unstopping in the dictionary

  1. unstopped
  2. unstopper
  3. unstoppered
  4. unstoppering
  5. unstoppers
  6. unstopping
  7. unstoppingly
  8. unstopple
  9. unstoppled
  10. unstopples
  11. unstoppling

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unstopping (page history and authors); unstop (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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