unteasing
unteasing is the present participle and gerund of untease.
Meaning of untease
Verb
untease (third-person singular simple present unteases, present participle unteasing, simple past and past participle unteased)
- To disentangle; to tease apart.
- My purpose in this article is to untease that tangled web of philosophy and science which constitutes cognitive science.1989, Perspectives on Science and Christian Faith
Adjective
unteasing (comparative more unteasing, superlative most unteasing)
- Not teasing; serious and direct.
- There is nothing vampish about her, and parenthetically we may note that the European woman has, since the war, come to represent a new sexual ideal — unteasing directness.1990, Return to Cheyne Spa, →ISBN, page 275
- . I don't think I've seen you remain unsmiling or unteasing for more than two minutes since we met.2003, Donna Kauffman, The Cinderella Rules, →ISBN
Forms of unteasing
| comparative | more unteasing |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unteasing |
Questions about unteasing
- What does unteasing mean?
- Unteasing means not teasing; serious and direct.
- What is unteasing the present participle and gerund of?
- Unteasing is the present participle and gerund of untease.
- What part of speech is unteasing?
- Unteasing is an adjective.
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