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unswearing

unswearing is the present participle and gerund of unswear.

Meaning of unswear

Verb

unswear (third-person singular simple present unswears, present participle unswearing, simple past unswore, past participle unsworn)

  1. To recall a previously sworn oath.
    • The Ape was glad to end the strife so light ,
      And there - to swore ; for who would not oft swear ,
      And oft unswear , a diadem to bear ?1591, Ed[mund] Sp[enser], Complaints. Containing Sundrie Small Poemes of the Worlds Vanitie. […], London: […] William Ponsonbie, […], →OCLC

Questions about unswearing

What is unswearing the present participle and gerund of?
Unswearing is the present participle and gerund of unswear.

Words near unswearing in the dictionary

  1. unswayable
  2. unswayed
  3. unswayedness
  4. unswaying
  5. unswear
  6. unswearing
  7. unswears
  8. unsweat
  9. unsweated
  10. unsweating
  11. unsweats

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