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unworking

unworking is the present participle and gerund of unwork.

Meaning of unwork

Verb

unwork (third-person singular simple present unworks, present participle unworking, simple past and past participle unworked or (archaic) unwrought)

  1. (transitive) To undo or destroy (work previously done).

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Noun

unworking (plural unworkings)

  1. A process of undoing or destroying something previously made.

Adjective

unworking (not comparable)

  1. (rare) Not working for a living; subsisting without employment.
    • unworking men

Forms of unworking

pluralunworkings

Questions about unworking

What does unworking mean?
Unworking means a process of undoing or destroying something previously made.
What is unworking the present participle and gerund of?
Unworking is the present participle and gerund of unwork.
What part of speech is unworking?
Unworking can be a noun or an adjective.
What is the plural of unworking?
The plural of unworking is unworkings.

Words near unworking in the dictionary

  1. unworkably
  2. unworked
  3. unworkedness
  4. unworker
  5. unworkers
  6. unworking
  7. unworkings
  8. unworkmanlike
  9. unworkmanly
  10. unworks
  11. unworkshopped

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Adapted from Wiktionary: unworking (page history and authors); unwork (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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