untells
untells is the third-person singular simple present indicative of untell.
Meaning of untell
Verb
untell (third-person singular simple present untells, present participle untelling, simple past and past participle untold)
- To withdraw or retract (something told); to never have told.
- Narrative untells itself by multiplying itself into discontinuous "turns" that cannot be resolved into a continuous story.1993, Jack Selzer, Understanding scientific prose, page 54
- To undo or reverse the counting of; to count back.
- That Time could turn up his swift sandy glass, / To untell the days, and to redeem these hours.1607, Thomas Heywood, A Woman Killed with Kindness
Questions about untells
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- Untells is the third-person singular simple present indicative of untell.
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